A death row inmate in South Carolina chose shooting, introduced in the state last May, over the electric chair for his execution scheduled for April 29.

The Wall Stret Journal reports it, specifying that it will be the first shooting in the state since 2011 and the first ever by a firing squad.

Richard Bernard Moore, 57, was sentenced to death in 2001 for murder and other crimes. His lawyers are attempting to stop the execution by arguing that both the shooting and the electric chair are unconstitutional and asking the Supreme Court to review the sentence, which is considered disproportionate to his case.

The shock measure of the shooting was approved in May 2021 to overcome the difficulties in finding the mix of poisons necessary for lethal injections, after several pharmaceutical companies and many countries around the world have banned their export to the US for humanitarian reasons.

For this reason, the last time the executioner went into action in South Carolina dates back to 2011. Until now, given the choice between the injection and the electric chair, the condemned had opted for the former, effectively preventing their execution. for the lack of drugs.

(Unioneonline / L)

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