South Carolina, firing squad

South Carolina plans to carry out a firing squad execution. Is it safe for witnesses?
South Carolina plans to execute its first prisoner by firing squad on March 7 inside the same death chamber it's used for dozens of other executions. Firearms experts say that could be risky.
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 Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad
The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah.
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.
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.
Greenville man on South Carolina's death row chooses firing squad for March 7 execution
Brad Sigmon made the choice after the state Supreme Court denied a stay request based on questions about the effectiveness of lethal injection
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.
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 will death by firing squad be carried out in South Carolina?
The South Carolina Department of Corrections shared an overview of the protocols ahead of the state's first firing squad execution.
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.
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
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South Carolina death row inmate chooses to die by firing squad
ONLY THREE INMATES IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD SINCE 1976. ALL THREE WERE I A death row inmate in South Carolina has chosen a firing squad for his execution ...
SC man who requested execution by firing squad is fighting to stay alive
Brad Sigmon was convicted of beating two people to death with a baseball bat, and he’s scheduled to be executed in weeks. But ...