The last time such an execution took place was 15 years ago, in Utah. The South Carolina inmate chose the method because of his concerns about lethal injection, his lawyer said. By Eduardo Medina ...

The bill comes after one attempt to execute an inmate via lethal injection failed, with officials unable to set an intravenous line. In 2021, South Carolina passed a law allowing execution by ...

Brad Sigmon, a 67-year-old inmate, is scheduled for execution by firing squad in South Carolina, marking the first such case in the US since 2010. Convicted for the 2001 murders of his ex ...

South Carolina executed a death row inmate by firing squad Friday, the first time in modern history the method has been used in the state. The 67-year-old inmate, Brad Sigmon, was convicted of a ...

Columbia, S.C. • The state of South Carolina executed a prisoner Friday evening with a firing squad, an extremely rare method that had not been used in the United States since 2010. The inmate ...

In 2021, South Carolina passed a law allowing execution by firing squad in the state but named the electric chair the state’s primary means of execution. The law allows inmates the option to ...

In 2021, South Carolina passed a law allowing execution by firing squad in the state but named the electric chair the state’s primary means of execution. The law allows inmates the option to ...

South Carolina inmate Brad Keith Sigmon was executed by firing squad Friday for the 2001 murders of his ex-girlfriend's parents, marking the fourth time this method was used in the United States ...