A second person on South Carolina’s death row has chosen to be executed by firing squad
Mikal Mahdi, who killed a South Carolina police officer during a multi-state crime spree, has chosen to die by firing squad.
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South Carolina cop killer chooses execution by firing squad
“Mikal chose the firing squad instead of being burned and mutilated in the electric chair ... Mahdi will be strapped to a chair 15 feet (4.6 meters) from three prison employees who volunteered ...
A second South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution by firing squad
South Carolina death row inmate has asked to die by firing squad just five weeks after the state carried out its first ...
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A South Carolina prisoner is the first executed by a firing squad in 15 years
which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection. Three volunteer prison employees used rifles to carry out the execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, who was pronounced dead at 6:08 p ...
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South Carolina's first firing squad execution will involve a target, volunteer shooters and special bullets
Prison officials said they have "completed ... ultimately led the state Supreme Court to rule the firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection were all legal and didn't violate the U.S ...
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A South Carolina Man Executed by Firing Squad Is the First US Prisoner Killed This Way in 15 Years
which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection. Three volunteer prison employees used rifles to carry out the execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, who was pronounced dead at 6:08 p ...
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South Carolina man executed by firing squad, first in U.S. in 15 years
which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection. Three volunteer prison employees used rifles to carry out the execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, who was pronounced dead at 6:08 p ...