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South Carolina executes Richard Moore for 1999 store clerk killing

South Carolina executes Richard Moore, 59, for 1999 murder of store clerk James Mahoney despite clemency pleas from jurors and advocates. Moore, a Black man, maintained his innocence, claiming self-defense. Advocates argue his sentence was disproportionate and racially biased.