Execution of Licho Escamilla
Licho Escamilla | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 3, 1982 Dallas County, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | October 14, 2015 (aged 33) Huntsville Unit, Huntsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction | Capital murder |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | Christopher Kevin James, 34 |
| Date | November 25, 2001 |
| Location | Dallas, Texas |
| Imprisoned at | Allan B. Polunsky Unit |
Licho Escamilla (July 3, 1982 − October 14, 2015) was an American convicted murderer executed for the 2001 murder of 34-year-old Dallas police officer Christopher Kevin James in Texas. Escamilla was found guilty of the murder of James who was shot twice by Escamilla while trying to break up a fight at a nightclub on November 25, 2001, and sentenced to death on October 31, 2002.