For his last meal, a South Carolina inmate who first elected to die by firing squad opted for a medium-cooked steak, fried catfish and shrimp.
Richard Moore, 56, also dined on scalloped potato, green peas, broccoli with cheese, sweet potato pie, German chocolate cake, and grape juice, before he was sent to the death chamber at Broad River Correctional Facility in Columbia, South Carolina Friday, the state's Department of Corrections said, according to Greenville News.
Moore's execution by lethal injection began at 6:01 p.m. He stopped breathing three minutes later and was pronounced dead by a doctor at 6:24 p.m., the outlet reported.
But before he was administered a deadly dose of pentobarbital, his attorney, Lindsey Vann, read aloud a final statement prepared by the seemingly remorseful inmate.
"To the family of Mr. James Mahoney, I am deeply sorry for the pain and sorrow I caused you all," Moore wrote, according to the paper. "To my children and granddaughters, I love you and I am so proud of you. Thank you for the joy you have brought to my life. To all of my family and friends, new and old, thank you for your love and support".
Vann, Moore's spiritual advisor, and two members of Mahoney's family were among the witnesses.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster's refusal to intervene allowed for Moore's death to proceed, despite last-ditch efforts by his attorneys to stay his execution.
Last month, Moore's team filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court claiming prosecutors turned away potential Black jurors to guarantee an all-white jury during his trial in 2001.
"An all-white jury, especially one where all qualified Black prospective jurors were removed by the State, casts serious doubt on the integrity of a capital trial and undermines the public confidence in the criminal justice system," Moore's attorneys wrote in their filing, according to The State.
Back in 2022, Moore had previously chosen to die by firing squad after South Carolina passed a law giving death row inmates the option, according to the Associated Press.
In 1999, Moore went into a Spartanburg, South Carolina convenience store unarmed and got into an argument with Mahoney over change, court documents stated, according to the paper. Mahoney drew a gun and Moore disarmed him, prompting the clerk to draw another firearm. Both men shot each other, but Mahoney died from his injuries.
