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Man Set to Be Executed for Killing San Antonio Officer
By abcnews.go.com- Michael Graczyk
Published: 04/15/2015

No last-day appeals were in the courts as the lethal injection of Manuel Garza Jr. scheduled for Wednesday evening approaches.

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review his case in November.

The 35-year-old Garza was 20 in February 2001 when he fled from San Antonio Police Officer John "Rocky" Riojas, who was part of a team targeting property crimes at apartments. The officer caught up with Garza, and witnesses said they saw Garza grab Riojas' gun and shoot him in the head.

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