Florida Executes Man Convicted in 1986 Deputy Killing

William Reaves, 77, was executed by lethal injection Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison for the 1986 murder of Indian River County Sheriff's Deputy Richard "Raz" Raczkowski. According to the Florida Department of Corrections, Reaves was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m.

The case dates back four decades. Reaves had been convicted in connection with Raczkowski's death and had spent decades on Florida's death row before the execution was carried out.

This execution marks another capital punishment case in Florida, which maintains one of the nation's most active death row populations.