Texas has executed a death row prisoner, despite the objections of one of his victims. Mark Stroman was killed by lethal injection on Wednesday for a 2001 shooting spree that left two people dead and another injured. The wounded survivor, Rais Bhuiyan, had sued Texas Gov. Rick Perry to stop the execution, arguing Stroman’s attack was rooted in ignorance. Stroman was an Aryan Brotherhood member who claimed the death of his half-sister in the 9/11 attacks had fueled his rampage. All of Stroman’s victims were from India or Pakistan. Speaking on Democracy Now! earlier this week, Bhuiyan cited his own Muslim beliefs espousing forgiveness.

Rais Bhuiyan: “I strongly believe what Mark Stroman did, that it was hate — I mean, that it was hate crime because of his ignorance, and he was not capable of distinguishing between right and wrong. Otherwise, he would not have done what he did. The way my parents raised me, and my Islamic faith teaches me, that he is the best who can forgive easily. And my faith teaches that no one has a right to take another human life.”