The last time such an execution took place was in 2010, in Utah. The inmate chose the method because of his concerns about lethal injection, according to his lawyer.

Brad Sigmon, 67, will be the first man in 15 years to be executed by shooting and only the fourth since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

Brad Sigmon, 67, personally requested the unusual punishment after fearing the electric chair would “burn and cook him alive,” his attorney Gerald King wrote in a statement.