An Indiana man was convicted of one of the charges in the 2000 killing of a police officer after being fatally shot in the state's second execution since 2009 earlier Tuesday. Indiana resumed executions in December after 15 years of leave.

Benjamin Ritchie45, has been on death row for more than two decades after convicting Beech Grove police officer Beech Grove during his deadly shooting.

Ritchie was executed in the Indiana prison in Michigan, according to Indiana corrections officer officials. IDOC said in an online statement that the execution process began shortly after midnight and he was pronounced dead at 12:46 a.m.

Ritchie told the parole board earlier this month that he had changed in two decades behind. He apologized for his actions, which led to the killing of the 31-year-old married father's two children.

"I ruined my life and other people's lives, and that night, I felt very sorry," he said. "If I could go back and shake that kid because he wouldn't listen to anyone. You can't take back what you did."

According to the Death Penalty Information Center (DPI), Indiana’s regulations require death row inmates to be executed before sunrise the day it was executed.

Indiana resumed executions due to a lack of lethal injections that affect the nation’s correctional department. After the last execution in 2009, the state incorporated a new lethal drug into its agreement to explain the shortage without releasing any public information about the change. In 2017, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled for the new agreement, ruling that the state’s Department of Corrections violated the rule-making process when secretly conducting secrets and adopted an agreement that had never been used in the enforcement chamber before, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, Indiana’s criticism of its death penalty lawsuit has been criticized for years and has been in the country for many years.

Prison officials have previously provided photos of the executive meeting hall Joseph Corcoran's execution In December. These images show a sparse operating room with wheel wood, fluorescent lighting, floor drains and adjacent viewing rooms. The state provides additional details about the process, including the time it was performed.

Of the 27 states with death penalty laws, Indiana is one of two states that release media witnesses. Another in Wyoming has carried out an execution over the past half century. The Associated Press and other media organizations have filed federal lawsuits with Indiana seeking media access.

Tuesday's execution in Indiana is one of 12 states in eight states this year. Ritchie's execution, along with two more in Texas and Tennessee, will be held this week.

Ritchie and others were only 20 when they stole a van in Beech Grove, near Indianapolis. He then shot Tony four times while chasing his footsteps, killing him.

At that time, Ritchie was suspended for burglary in 1998.

Toney, 31, worked for two years at the Beech Grove Police Department. He was the first police officer, with about 30 officers killed during his duties. The 14,000-person community mourns the fathers of two married fathers, who are a neighbor, who show up to help others.

When Toney died, “Every one of us was involved, including Bill, who stole things from them that they would never come back,” said Deputy Police Chief Tom Hurrle, who worked with him.

Relatives spoke at last week's leniency hearing, urging enforcement.

"It's time. We're all tired," said Dee Dee Horen of Tony's wife. "It's time for my story, our story, to close. It's time for us to remember Bill, to remember Bill's life, not his death."

Ritchie's attorneys fought the death penalty and believed his legal counsel was invalid at the trial because his attorney failed to conduct a comprehensive investigation into his fetal alcohol disease and child lead-lead exposure and provide evidence.

Current defense attorneys say Ritchie suffered “severe brain damage” as his mother abused alcohol and drugs during pregnancy and struggled with decision-making. He was also diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2005.

"He finally got some coping skills. He was a different person," said defense attorney Steven Schutte.

Republican Gov. Mike Braun rejected Ritchie's tricky bid last week, such as the parole board's recommendation. Braun did not explain his decision, but board members said Ritchie's case did not meet attorneys for commuting judgments and listed more than a dozen violations during Ritchie's jail time, including threatening violence to others.

The Indiana Supreme Court denied a request to stop the execution, but two judges noted that the jury did not get accurate information about Ritchie's brain damage.

Ritchie's lawyers challenged the Federal Court and have filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Disabled rights advocates say Ritchie’s brain damage should exclude him from the death penalty.

Dr. Megan Carter said in a statement that Ritchie’s ability to “fully appreciate his misconduct” when committing a crime was also compromised.

The lawyer said Ritchie had changed in the past twenty years after jail and expressed remorse.

Ritchie smiled at Horen in a young courtroom and smiled as she read the verdict.

He told the parole board that he deeply regretted his actions, especially how he acted with Tony's legacy.

"I wish I could go back to the day in court because the man's wife should say everything she needs to say to me, and the punk boy should shut up and let her say what she needs to say." "That's her right. That's his family's right."

Ritchie spent his last days visiting from friends and family. Under state law, his execution could allow up to five witnesses, expected to include lawyers and friends.