Christa Pike is hospitalized in Tennessee after authorities reportedly failed to execute her by lethal injection on Thursday. Witnesses at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, including journalist John North of WBIR, reported Pike was breathing despite receiving two injections of pentobarbital. The US Supreme Court had earlier dismissed appeals and allowed the execution to proceed, making Pike potentially the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years. Her attorneys released a statement claiming the state “failed to carry out a lawful execution” and confirmed she is receiving treatment at a nearby hospital, though her condition remains unknown. Tennessee corrections officials have not publicly confirmed the outcome or responded to requests for information. Liberal justices on the Supreme Court dissented, arguing the court prematurely allowed the execution to occur before fully considering Pike’s claims. An ambulance was seen leaving the execution site, potentially transporting Pike.