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.

The first firing squad execution in over 15 years was carried out last month. It provides a glimpse into how such executions may go.

He delivered no last words. The firing squad team − three voluntary corrections staff − stood behind a wall with loaded rifles 15 feet from Mahdi. The wall has an opening for the weapons.

AP Last-minute appeals to spare Mahdi’s life were rejected this week by both the US and South Carolina Supreme Courts. His defense team argued that his original attorneys made little effort to ...

6:15 p.m.: The state of South Carolina killed Mahdi by firing squad, Mahdi's defense team has confirmed. David Weiss, Mahdi's lead attorney, said in a statement Mahdi never had a chance in life ...

The firing squad team − three voluntary corrections staff − will stand behind a wall with loaded rifles 15 feet from Mahdi. The wall will have an opening for the weapons. "A small aim point ...

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Mahdi's legal team earlier in the week filed a clemency request Gov. Henry McMaster, R-S.C. The South Carolina Supreme Court rejected his appeal last week. During the execution, the inmate is ...