Execution #3

Frank Moore
Executed January 21, 2009 06:21 p.m. CDT by Lethal Injection in Texas
3rd murderer executed in U.S. in 2009
1139th murderer executed in U.S. since 1976
2nd murderer executed in Texas in 2009
425th murderer executed in Texas since 1976

Summary:
In the early morning of 21 January 1994, Moore, then 34, became involved in a confrontation with Samuel Boyd, 23, and Patrick Clark, 15, at the Wheels of Joy nightclub in San Antonio. After a shoving match, Boyd and Clark left the club, but later they returned in a car. Someone then handed Moore a .30-caliber rifle. Moore then fired six to ten shots into the car. Boyd died from a gunshot to the chest, and Clark died from a shot to the head. Moore then fled in his own car. Moore had been in and out of prison four times in the preceding seven years.
Final/Special Meal:
None.
Final Words:
“I would like to say that capital self-defense is not capital murder. To my wife and family, thank you for your support. I appreciate you and thank you.”Moore did not address relatives of his victims, who also watched through a window a few feet from him.
The Execution
Nine minutes after the lethal flow of drugs began, he was pronounced dead at 6:21 p.m. CDT.