South Carolina, firing squad

South Carolina inmate executed by firing squad for first time in US since 2010
A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad, the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections.
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.
A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
A South Carolina man has been executed by firing squad, becoming the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by this method. Brad Sigmon was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. Friday after being shot by three prison employee volunteers with rifles.
South Carolina carries out first firing squad execution in US in 15 years
South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing squad on Friday, the first use of the method in the United States in 15 years.
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.
Idaho becomes first state to prefer death by firing squad for executions
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill on Wednesday making death by firing squad the preferred method for executions, and death by lethal injection the second preferred method.
‘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 firing squad bill signed into law
Idaho will become the only state to use the firing squad as their primary execution method.
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 schedules its fifth execution in seven months
A man who shot and killed an off-duty police officer is scheduled to become the fifth person executed in South Carolina since ...
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 ...
Firing squad executes Brad Keith Sigmon in South Carolina in 'bloody spectacle'
Friday's execution was the first by firing squad in modern South Carolina history and only the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.
Firing squad witness describes South Carolina execution of Brad Sigmon: "My heart started pounding"
Jeffrey Collins was one of three media witnesses for the firing squad execution of Brad Sigmon. He has been a witness to 11 ...
2 juveniles arrested in South Carolina, charged in connection with Charlotte homicide
Two juveniles were arrested this week in South Carolina in connection with the shooting death of Cayden Morgan Casanova, 17, ...
Convicted double murderer executed by firing squad in South Carolina
A South Carolina man convicted of brutally murdering a couple in 2001 was executed by firing squad Friday, becoming the first ...
A firing squad is executing Brad Keith Sigmon in South Carolina today. What to know.
Three volunteer corrections staff members will point rifles at Sigmon's chest and fire live rounds as he sits strapped to a chair, a hood over his head.
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Car goes off interstate bridge in South Carolina, catches fire; condition of driver unknown
Two lanes of Interstate 126 westbound in the Columbia area of South Carolina are closed after a car went off the interstate ...