South Carolina, firing squad

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'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 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.
South Carolina death row inmate chooses firing squad as execution method
A South Carolina death row inmate has chosen to be executed by a firing squad next month rather than by lethal injection or the electric chair.
South Carolina inmate chooses firing squad for execution, 1st in US in 15 years
A convicted murderer in South Carolina has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the U.S. in 15 years.
Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods
South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in the U.S. in nearly 15 years.
In first for state, South Carolina death row inmate elects to die by firing squad
In 2024, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that firing squad was a constitutional method of carrying out executions.
Condemned South Carolina man chooses to die by firing squad
Brad Sigmon chose bullets over lethal injection or the electric chair, "which would burn and cook him alive," his attorney said.
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.
How South Carolina's execution of a condemned killer by firing squad 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. Some 46 prisoners have been executed by lethal injection and electrocution in South Carolina since 1985.
Experts say firing squad executions are quick and sure. Why are they rarely used in the US?
South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die by firing squad March 7, a first for the state after he raised doubts about its lethal injection protocol.
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Who is Brad Sigmon? The man facing America's first firing squad execution since 2010
Brad Sigmon, convicted of brutally murdering his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 2001, is set to face South Carolina’s first ...
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South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution method that hasn’t been used in 15 years
AP South Carolina spent about $54,000 in 2022 constructing an area for a firing squad in its death chamber. It won’t be far from the electric chair. Bulletproof glass was installed on the ...