Alabama Sets Execution Date for Keith Edmund Gavin
Keith Edmund Gavin, convicted of the 1998 murder of a delivery driver, is scheduled for execution on July 18 by lethal injection.
- Keith Edmund Gavin, 64, will face the death penalty for the fatal shooting of William Clinton Clayton, Jr., who was killed at an ATM in 1998.
- The execution, set by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, follows a week after the state Supreme Court's authorization.
- Gavin was previously convicted of murder and attempted murder before the 1998 incident.
- A jury recommended the death penalty with a 10-2 vote, which was upheld by the trial court.
- The execution will be carried out by lethal injection, Alabama's primary execution method.