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HUNTSVILLE — A man convicted of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer nearly 16 years ago after a high-speed chase was executed on Wednesday. Wesley Ruiz, 43, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the March 2007 killing of Senior Cpl. Mark Nix. Ruiz led officers on a high-speed chase after being spotted driving a car that matched …

HUNTSVILLE — A man convicted of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer nearly 16 years ago after a high-speed chase was executed on Wednesday. Wesley Ruiz, 43, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the March 2007 killing of Senior Cpl. Mark Nix. Ruiz led officers on a high-speed chase after being spotted driving a car that matched …