'There were no winners in this situation. I regret it,' he saidA Texas death row inmate who was convicted of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her partner 27 years ago apologized to his victims’ families before his execution on Wednesday night. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYCharles Victor Thompson, 55, died by lethal injection, becoming the first person executed in the United States this year. Article contentHe was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. local time after receiving the injection at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Huntsville Unit. What the killer saidBefore he received the lethal injection, Thompson sought forgiveness from his victims’ families and said he hoped they “can begin to heal and move past this.”According to a USA Today report, he said, “There were no winners in this situation.