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The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history

Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier justice in the Old West.

New York Post on MSN · 54m

South Carolina double killer to die by firing squad in first execution of its kind in 15 years

Brad Sigmon, 67, personally requested the unusual punishment after fearing the electric chair would “burn and cook him alive,” his attorney Gerald King wrote in a statement.

New York Daily News · 15h

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.

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 to die ...

The New York Times11d

U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long

During the Civil War, both sides used firing squads to kill deserting soldiers. Today, people on death row can choose to die that way in some states. By Jacey Fortin No prisoner in South Carolina ...

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Firing squad execution planned in South Carolina: Is the method making a return?

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The scheduled execution of Brad Sigmon in South Carolina is set to be the first firing squad execution in the U.S. since 2010 and only the fourth since the death penalty was ...