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South Carolina inmate chooses death by firing squad

The New York Times · 23h

South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad

The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah.

U.S. News & World Report · 23h

Condemned South Carolina Killer Chooses to Be Executed by Firing Squad

On Friday, he became the first South Carolina inmate to choose the state’s new firing squad over lethal injection or the electric chair. Only three inmates in the U.S. have been executed by firing squad since 1976.

HuffPost · 22h

South Carolina Set To Carry Out First Firing Squad Execution In 15 Years

Brad Sigmon chose to die by firing squad next month, citing concerns with the electric chair and lethal injection, the two available alternative methods.

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Death row inmate requests to be killed by rare execution method not used for 15 years

Death row inmate Brad Sigmon, currently incarcerated in South Carolina, has chosen to be executed by firing squad, which hasn ...

Man on death row chooses gruelling execution method that hasn’t been used in 15 years

A man sentenced to death will be the first prisoner to be executed via this method since 2010. Brad Sigmon was put on death ...

Grieving family questions early lift of new patient ban following son's death at Discovery Ranch

The family of a teenage boy who died at Discovery Ranch, a teen treatment facility, is left confused and concerned after its ...

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