Lance Shockley executed for 2005 murder of Missouri state trooper Carl Graham
By Nick Sloan
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BONNE TERRE, Missouri (KMBC) — Lance Shockley was executed by lethal injection Tuesday evening for the 2005 murder of Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Carl Graham Jr.
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe denied clemency Monday, saying the killing of a state trooper investigating Shockley’s criminal actions “was an attack not only on a dedicated law enforcement officer, but on the rule of law itself.”
“Violence against those who risk their lives every day to protect our communities will never be tolerated,” Kehoe said in a statement. “Missouri stands firmly with our men and women in uniform.”
Shockley, 48, was pronounced dead shortly before 6:15 p.m. in Bonne Terre, Missouri.
He was convicted of first-degree murder for ambushing Sgt. Graham outside his home in Carter County.
Prosecutors said Shockley shot Graham from behind, paralyzing him, before firing again in the face and shoulder.
Graham had been investigating Shockley for his alleged involvement in a fatal drunk-driving crash that killed a passenger.
Minutes before his execution, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a stay of execution.
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