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South Carolina, firing squad

How South Carolina's execution of a condemned killer by firing squad will unfold

When a South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat steps into the death row chamber Friday night, it won’t be lethal injection or electrocution that ends his life. It will be three people holding rifles about 15 feet (4.

New York Daily News · 2h

South Carolina man to be executed by firing squad, nation’s first in 15 years

Only three people have been executed by firing squad in the U.S. since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

NBC News · 2d

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.

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South Carolina Supreme Court denies death row inmate's request to delay his execution

Brad Sigmon’s attorneys asked the court to reconsider an earlier delay denial based on questions about the effectiveness of ...

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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

Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the US in 15 years. Sigmon is scheduled to die on ...

New York Post11d

South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution method that hasn’t been used in 15 years

Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad. He would be the first U.S. inmate shot to death in an execution in 15 years. Sigmon is scheduled ...

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