(CNN) Despite objections from the victim's family, Texas executed death row inmate Christopher Young, 34, on Tuesday.

He was pronounced dead at 6:38 p.m., according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

inmates, the most of any state this year. Before Young's execution, there had been 12 people put to death in the United States this year, Texas has executed eightinmates, the most of any state this year. Before Young's execution, there had been 12 people put to death in the United States this year, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

The victim's family opposed the execution of Young, who at age 21 shot Hasmukh Patel, a 55-year-old store owner, during a robbery in November 2004. The Patel family supported clemency to spare Young's life.

Young's final statement was: "l want to make sure the Patel family knows I love them like they love me. Make sure the kids in the world know I'm being executed and those kids I've been mentoring keep this fight going. I'm good, Warden."

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