South Carolina's death row inmates are being asked to choose between firing squad, lethal injection or the electric chair in preparation for their Nov. 1 execution.
Richard Moore, 59, was convicted of murdering convenience store clerk James Mahoney in September 1999 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
In 2001, Moore was convicted of murder, aggravated assault with intent to murder, armed robbery, and offenses involving a firearm.
The 59-year-old has until October 18 to decide how he will end his life. If you don't choose, you will be electrocuted.
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The South Carolina Superior Court on Friday set a Nov. 1 date for the death penalty for Richard Moore, who killed a store clerk in 1999. (Justice 360 via AP)
Prison officials said the state's electric chair, built in 1912, was inspected on Sept. 3 and found to be in good working order, according to a certification letter sent to Moore.
South Carolina will now use just one drug for lethal injections, the sedative pentobarbital, instead of previously using a mixture of three drugs.
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South Carolina allows firing squads starting in 2021. The only other states that allow firing squads are Mississippi, Oklahoma, Utah, and Idaho.
South Carolina Department of Corrections Director Brian Sterling said three volunteers have the necessary training and ammunition if Moore chooses this route. The three volunteers were trained to fire at a target placed in the heart from 15 feet (4.6 meters) away.
The South Carolina Death Penalty Chamber in Columbia, South Carolina. (South Carolina Department of Corrections)
South Carolina has put 44 inmates to death since the death penalty was reintroduced in the United States in 1976. In the early 2000s, there were an average of three executions per year.
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Moore will seek mercy from Republican Gov. Henry McMaster, who plans to commute his sentence to life in prison without parole. South Carolina's governor has never granted a pardon.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
