'Man, I want to apologize, I don't know if me passing will bring y'all comfort for the pain and suffering I caused y'all,' Mark Anthony Soliz said.
Mark Anthony Soliz, 37, was executed Tuesday evening. The Texas man was convicted of shooting a grandmother during an eight-day crime spree, however, in his final statement, he apologized for the pain he caused his victim's family.
"I wanted to apologize for the grief and the pain that I caused y'all. I've been considering changing my life. It took me 27 years to do so," Soliz said."Man, I want to apologize, I don't know if me passing will bring y'all comfort for the pain and suffering I caused y'all. I am at peace." In his statement, Soliz also said that though he"made wrong decisions," he forgave himself for the pain he caused to his own family. He thanked his supporters, as well as those who wrote to him while he was in prison.
Soliz is the 15th inmate executed in the United States this year, and the sixth execution in Texas. Nine more executions are scheduled in Texas for 2019.In June 2010, Soliz and Jose Ramos went on a crime spree in the Fort Worth, Texas area over eight days. On June 29, 2010, the pair fatally shot Ruben Martinez, a deliveryman, and drove a stolen car to Weatherly's home. Once there, Soliz shot her in the back of the head, and the two robbed her.
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