"Oklahoma Executes Michael Dewayne Smith for 2002 Double Murder"

Michael DeWayne Smith, a member of an Oklahoma City street gang, was executed for two fatal shootings in 2002 after his requests for emergency stays were denied. Smith, who maintained his innocence, was convicted of shooting and killing two people and was known as "HK" or "Hoover Killer." His execution was witnessed by the Oklahoma Attorney General, who read statements from the victims' families afterward. Demonstrators protested against the execution outside the Oklahoma Governor's Mansion, while his spiritual adviser described Smith as a troubled and vulnerable young man with intellectual disabilities.