Florida executed its first prisoner of 2026 Tuesday evening, a man twice convicted in separate murders 12 years apart and who stabbed a robbery victim in the neck with a hunting knife while his brother shot the man three times.

Florida executed its first prisoner of 2026 on Tuesday evening, a man twice convicted in separate murders 12 years apart and who stabbed a robbery victim in the neck with a hunting knife while his brother shot the man three times.

Florida is preparing for three executions in four weeks as clergy protest death penalty. Ronald Heath faces execution Tuesday for 1989 murder.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed papers for the state's first 2026 execution. See when it will take place, who it is.