A Mexican citizen who killed a Houston cop was put to death in Texas this week, while officials from his home country have been pressuring state authorities to hold off on the penalty.
46-year-old Edgar Tamayo was exexcuted by lethal injection on Wednesday, after he shot police officer Guy Gaddis, 24, in January 1994, the New York Daily News reported.
Police, along with other supporters of the fallen officer, revved motorcycle engines outside of the death chamber before witnesses were granted permission inside.
Tamayo did not call any next-of-kin to witness his death, according to the Daily News.
When the warden asked if Tamayo had a final statement, he replied "no" and shook his head. He was officially pronounced dead at 9:32 p.m. CST - 17 minutes after officials at the Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville administered the drug.
Three hours prior to his execution, the Supreme Court was tasked with taking second - and third - looks at his case. Appeals from Tamayo's legal representation and the Mexican government stated that the 46-year-old man hadn't been adequately informed of his right to seek legal counsel from the Mexican consulate for his case.
But all appeals were shot down, and Tamayo was sentenced to death - the first of the year for Texas, which executes its prisoners at the highest rate in the United States.
The Daily News reported that 16 inmates were executed in Texas in 2012.
Authorities from Mexico said the government "strongly opposed" Tamayo's execution.
Gaddis was reportedly driving Tamayo and another person from the scene of a robbery when Tamayo fired a gun that he'd kept hidden in his pants three times in the police officer's neck and head.
After he managed to escape on foot and run a few blocks away, police caught Tamayo, still cuffed, wearing the victim's necklace and a watch from the scene of the robbery.
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