STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of killing his estranged wife's sister and parents and setting their house on fire was put to death Wednesday evening in what was a record 12th execution in the state this year.

David Pittman , 63, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. EDT following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

“I know you all came to watch an innocent man be murdered by the state of Florida. I am innocent. I didn’t kill anybody. That’s it," Pittman was quoted as saying in his last words, according to a statement from DeSantis spokesperson Alex Lanfranconi.

As the drugs were being administered, Pittman took a few deep breaths and then was still.

In 1991, Pittman was convicted and sentenced to

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