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An execution day has been group for a man convicted successful nan 1998 sidesplitting of a transportation driver astatine an ATM successful northeast Alabama.
Gov. Kay Ivey announced connected Thursday that Keith Edmund Gavin, 64, will beryllium put to decease by lethal injection wrong a 30-hour clip framework opening astatine 12 a.m. connected July 18 and ending astatine 6 a.m. connected July 19.
Her announcement comes a week aft nan authorities Supreme Court authorized nan execution.
ALABAMA HIGH COURT OKS DEATH PENALTY FOR MAN CONVICTED OF DELIVERY DRIVER'S 1998 KILLING
Keith Edmund Gavin, 64, will beryllium executed connected July 18 for nan 1998 shooting decease of William Clinton Clayton Jr. successful Cherokee County, Alabama. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP)
Gavin was convicted of superior murder successful nan shooting decease of William Clayton Jr., which took spot connected March 6, 1998, successful nan municipality of Centre.
Clayton, who was a transportation driver, was getting money astatine an ATM to return to his woman for meal erstwhile Gavin changeable him during an attempted robbery, pushed him into his van and drove disconnected successful nan stolen vehicle, according to section outlet AL.com.
An interrogator pinch nan territory attorney's agency happened to beryllium adjacent erstwhile nan shooting took spot and began pursuing nan van, AL.com reported. At 1 point, Gavin stopped nan van, sewage retired to sprout astatine nan investigator, past continued fleeing.
He was taken into custody soon aft and Clayton was taken to a hospital, wherever he was pronounced dead.
ALABAMA INMATE SET FOR SECOND-EVER NITROGEN GAS EXECUTION SUES: 'PAIN AND DISGRACE'
Keith Gavin will beryllium put to decease by lethal injection, which is Alabama's superior execution method. (AP Photo/File)
Gavin was identified arsenic nan fishy successful Clayton's decease by 2 eyewitnesses – nan interrogator he changeable astatine and his cousin, whom he was pinch seconds earlier he changeable Clayton.
In 1999, a assemblage voted 10-2 for Gavin to beryllium sentenced to death. His condemnation marked nan 2nd clip he was sentenced to situation for execution arsenic he served 17 years of a 34-year condemnation successful Illinois earlier being released connected parole soon earlier Clayton's death, AL.com reported.
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Alabama besides scheduled an execution day for Jamie Mills, who was convicted successful nan 2004 sidesplitting of a mates during a robbery. Mills will beryllium put to decease by lethal injection connected May 30, according to nan Associated Press.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
