Alabama execution Kay Ivey Geoffrey Todd West.

This undated photo from the Alabama Department of Corrections shows Geoffrey West. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP)

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.

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