NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — This morning at Riverbend Prison, the state Department of Correction executed Tennessee death row inmate Byron Black.

This happened after a controversial couple of weeks leading up to his execution.

While family members of the victims — Angela Clay and her two daughters, Latoya and Lakeisha — thanked God for this day, Black’s attorneys called the act unconstitutional, saying he has an intellectual disability.

His legal team also took issue with his heart monitor implant device remaining on during the execution — calling on the state and even the US Supreme Court to intervene.

At 10 a.m., seven journalists served as media witnesses to the execution, including NewsChannel 5's Nikki Hauser.

They collectively recounted several indications of discomfort or distr

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