Donell Jackson, 33, was executed this evening.

Donell Jackson, 33, was executed this evening. He was pronounced dead at 6:21 p.m.
From the death gurney, Jackson acknowledged killing 17-year-old Mario Stubblefield, who had witnessed a drive-by shooting. David Smith was convicted of paying Jackson to shoot Stubblefield and was sentenced to life in prison. Jackson, then 20, showed up at Stubblefield's home on Aug. 31, 1993, under the guise of being the friend of a relative. Authorities said Jackson asked to speak with him outside, then pulled out a gun and fatally shot Stubblefield. Stubblefield was targeted after telling a grand jury about a drive-by shooting he witnessed. He was shot before he could repeat his testimony in court.
Jackson becomes the 23rd condemned inmate to be put to death this year in Texas, the 50th in the USA, and the 1054th overall since the nation resumed executions on January 17, 1977.