South Carolina, firing squad

South Carolina kills death-row prisoner in state's first firing squad execution
Brad Sigmon, convicted in a double murder in 2002, opted to die by a method that is rarely used. Utah carried out the last firing squad execution in 2010.
South Carolina death row inmate to be executed by firing squad for first time in 15 years
CNN’s Ryan Young reports 67-year-old Brad Sigmon, who was convicted of a double murder, is scheduled to be executed in South Carolina Friday night by firing squad - a method that has not been used in the United States in almost 15 years,
South Carolina man Brad Sigmon executed by firing squad, first such execution in 15 years
Brad Sigmon, who admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend's parents, said he chose to die by bullets because he considered the other choices offered by the state to be worse.
South Carolina death row inmate to face firing squad
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South Carolina death row inmate executed by firing squad, first in U.S. in 15 years
South Carolina death row inmate executed by firing squad, first in U.S. in 15 years - Brad Sigmon, 67, had a target placed in front of his heart and three employee volunteers shot him
‘More humane’? Idaho becomes only state to prefer firing squad to carry out death penalty
Shooting prisoners to death has consequences for the reputation of the state,” a national death penalty expert said.
Idaho adopts firing squad as the primary method of execution
Governor Brad Little signed into law House Bill-37, effectively adopting the firing squad as Idaho's primary method of execution.The law will apply to executions carried out on or after July 1, 2026.
Idaho will be only state with firing squad as main execution method, after governor signs bill
Idaho will become the only state to fatally shoot death row inmates as its main execution method. Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday morning signed into law House Bill 37, which will make the firing squad the primary death penalty in Idaho.
South Carolina convict inches closer to first US death by firing squad in 15 years
A South Carolina convict who brutally killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat in 2001 is scheduled to be ...
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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 ...
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Greenville man on South Carolina's death row chooses firing squad for March 7 execution
The state now allows death row inmates to choose between lethal injection and firing squad, with the electric chair as ...
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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, which would make him only the fourth inmate in the U.S. to die by this execution method. Brad Sigmon, 67, who is ...
Who is Brad Sigmon? The South Carolina death row inmate set for first U.S. firing squad execution in 15 years
Death row inmate convicted of the double murder of David and Gladys Larke has chosen to die by firing squad over fears the ...
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South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad
By Eduardo Medina A South Carolina man on death row has chosen death by firing squad as his method of execution, his lawyer said on Friday. If his execution is carried out, he will be the ...