Texas set to execute Jamaal Howard for 2000 fatal shooting
Howard's attorneys have argued that he is intellectually disabled and his execution should be halted. The state said that he has not presented evidence that would show he meets the requirements for a claim of intellectual disability.
Jamaal Howard is set to be executed in Texas for a fatal shooting that occurred in 2000. His attorneys have argued that he is intellectually disabled and should not be executed, but the state has stated that he has not provided sufficient evidence to support this claim.
There is no additional information available about the circumstances of the shooting or the upcoming execution.
The reports also mention an upcoming execution of Nidal Hasan, a former US Army Major, for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people and wounded 32 others, according to Punch Nigeria and Punch.
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