Court sets execution date for Ohio man who killed bar owner
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has set an execution date nearly five years in the future for a man who killed a bar owner in 1997.Authorities say death row inmate Scott Group was a regular delivery man to the Downtown Bar in Youngstown when the shooting happened.Records say Group forced owners Robert and Sandra Lozier into the bar restroom Jan. 18, 1997 and shot both in the head, then stole more than $1,200 in cash.Sandra Lozier survived and testified against Group at trial.
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