US EditionFlorida man who killed 2 people outside a bar is scheduled to be executed
FLORIDA, JUL 15 – Michael Bernard Bell, convicted of a 1993 revenge killing, faces lethal injection as Florida leads the nation with eight executions this year, officials said.
- Michael Bernard Bell was executed by lethal injection on July 15, 2025, at Florida State Prison for murders outside a Jacksonville bar in 1993.
- Bell sought revenge after spotting what he believed was the car of his brother's killer, unaware it had been sold to one victim, Jimmy West.
- He armed himself with an AK-47, called on two friends, opened fire on West, Tamecka Smith, and a third woman, killing West at the scene and Smith en route to hospital.
- Bell was convicted in 1995, later sentenced to death, and despite appeals citing new witness testimony, courts unanimously upheld his guilt in a 54-page ruling last week.
- Bell's execution marked Florida's eighth this year, making the state the leader in executions nationwide amid a broader rise noted by experts and legislation expanding execution methods.
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A man convicted of fatally shooting two people outside a Florida bar in 1993 as part of an attempted revenge killing was executed Tuesday evening, the 26th person put to death in the US this year. Michael Bernard Bell, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:25pm after receiving a lethal...
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