Virginia serial killer executed by lethal injection: reports

Death row inmate Alfredo Prieto is seen in an undated handout picture released by the Virginia Department of Corrections. REUTERS/Virginia Department of Corrections/Handout

(Reuters) - Convicted Virginia serial killer Alfredo Prieto was executed by lethal injection on Thursday night, the Washington Post and ABC News reported. Prieto, 49, was pronounced dead at 9:17 p.m. EDT at Virginia's Greensville Correctional Center, the media outlets reported. (Reporting by Ian Simpson in Washington; Editing by Peter Cooney)