
Alabama sets nitrogen execution for man convicted of killing store clerk during 1997 robbery
Alabama has scheduled a September execution with nitrogen gas for a man convicted of killing a gas station attendant during a 1997 robbery. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set a Sept. 25 execution date for Geoffrey Todd West. West was convicted of killing Margaret Parrish Berry in Etowah County. Berry was shot once in the back of the head. A jury convicted West of capital murder and voted 10-2 to recommend a death sentence. Alabama last year became the first state to carry out an execution with nitrogen gas.