South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection, ending state's 13-year pause on executions

A South Carolina man convicted of the 1997 killing of a convenience store clerk during a robbery was put to death Friday, as the state restarted executions following a 13-year pause. 

Freddie Owens, 46, was declared dead at 6:55 p.m. at the Broad River Correctional Institution (BRCI) in Columbia, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his appeal and a petition for a stay of execution.

His last meal consisted of two cheeseburgers, french fries, a well-done ribeye steak, six chicken wings...