The governor of Tennessee has suspended scheduled executions following the incident involving Christa Pike

Tennessee will halt an execution planned for later this year after authorities tried and failed to execute a woman via lethal injection on Wednesday, said Governor Bill Lee.

"The remaining scheduled execution will not be carried out this year," Lee was quoted as saying in a statement carried by the Tennessean and NewsNation, adding he was calling for a "comprehensive, third-party review" of the botched execution of Christa Pike.

"Carrying out a lawfully imposed sentence is among the State's most serious responsibilities, and the people of Tennessee expect it to be done in a manner that is not only legal and constitutional, but is effective," Lee said in a statement.

The Tennessee Department of Correction said it "followed every step of the State's lawful, established execution protocol approved by the Attorney General's Office."