Florida man who killed 2 people outside a bar is scheduled to be executed
July 14, 2025
A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and woman outside a Florida bar as part of an attempted revenge killing is scheduled to be executed. Michael Bernard Bell is set to receive a lethal injection Tuesday at Florida State Prison, barring a last-day reprieve. He was convicted in 1995 and sentenced to death for the 1993 murders of Jimmy West and Tamecka Smith. Bell would be the eighth person put to death in Florida this year. A total of 25 men have already been executed in the U.S. this year, tying last year’s total.