Under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida has executed more people so far this year than any other state, setting a new state record.

With two more executions scheduled for August, Florida breaks modern-era record as ninth inmate is put to death. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's rapid pace of ordering executions has officially made history.

A man convicted of the 1994 killings of his wife and their two children became the ninth person put to death in Florida this year, his death Thursday marking a state record for a single-year execution total since the U.