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South Carolina to carry out first execution in over a decade

By Ryan King
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South Carolina to carry out first execution in over a decade

After a roughly decadelong hiatus and a new capacity to execute via firing squad, South Carolina is set to resume death penalty executions.

Richard Moore, 57, who was convicted in 2001 for murdering a convenience store clerk, is scheduled to be executed on April 29 — marking the first execution in the state since 2011, the South Carolina Department of Corrections announced Thursday.

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