A convicted cop killer who became the second death row inmate in South Carolina to die by firing squad chomped on a ribeye steak, mushroom risotto, broccoli, collard greens and cheesecake before he was executed on Friday night.

The state's execution protocols called for a hood to be pulled over Mahdi's head before three volunteer corrections staff shot him in the heart at the same time.

South Carolina plans to execute death row inmate Mikal Mahdi April 11. Here’s how Solicitor David Pascoe argued for the death penalty in 2006.