South Carolina, firing squad

How South Carolina's execution of a condemned killer by firing squad will unfold
Three volunteer South Carolina prison employees will be the firing squad used to execute condemned killer Brad Sigmon on Friday
South Carolina's first firing squad execution will involve a target, volunteer shooters and special bullets
Not much is known about the people who will fire the rifles. Prison officials said they have "completed all required training."
South Carolina prepares for first firing squad execution, ushering return of rare method
Brad Sigmon, 67, has opted not to die by electrocution or lethal injection in his planned March 7 execution. The last firing squad execution was carried out by Utah in 2010.
South Carolina killer chooses death by firing squad, marking first shooting execution in 15 years
Only three inmates in the U.S. have been executed by firing squad since 1976, with the last execution in 2010.
As South Carolina prepares for a firing squad execution, here are how many have gone wrong
Opinion editor Matthew T. Hall explores the history of firing squads in the U.S. ahead of South Carolina’s planned execution of Brad Sigmon by bullet March 7.
South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man who is scheduled to die next week by firing squad is again asking that his execution be postponed and prison officials release more information about the state’s lethal injection drug and procedures.
Firing squad execution planned in South Carolina: Is the method making a return?
Brad Sigmon, set for execution by firing squad on March 7, seeks a delay, citing concerns over South Carolina’s lethal injection process. If carried out, it would be the first U.S. firing squad execution since 2010.
How South Carolina’s firing squad execution of baseball bat killer Brad Sigmon will unfold
It will be three people holding rifles about 15 feet (4.6 meters) away who will complete his punishment in what will be the United States’ first firing squad execution in 15 years
Baseball bat Death Row killer 'forced' to choose execution by horror firing squad
Brad Sigmon’s upcoming execution by firing squad is raising ethical questions after the 67-year-old convict pleaded for a postponement of the grim method set for Friday (March 7)
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South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution method that hasn’t been used in 15 years
He would be the first U.S. inmate shot to death in an execution ... AP South Carolina spent about $54,000 in 2022 constructing an area for a firing squad in its death chamber.
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Condemned South Carolina killer chooses firing squad execution in what would be first use of that method in US in 15 years
Lawyers for Sigmon asked to delay his execution ... penalty restarted. South Carolina spent about $54,000 in 2022 constructing an area for a firing squad in its death chamber.