Firing Squad, South Carolina

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South Carolina executed Brad Sigmon by firing squad on March 7, marking its first use of the execution method.
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.
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.
Experts say firing squad executions are quick and sure. Why are they rarely used in the US?
South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die by firing squad March 7, a first for the state after he raised doubts about its lethal injection protocol.
When Was the Last Firing Squad Execution? Brad Sigmon Faces Death Penalty
The last execution by firing squad in the U.S. occurred in Utah in 2010 when Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed for a 1984 murder. Utah remains the only state that has used this method since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, carrying out three firing squad executions.
Opinion
Editorial: South Carolina's firing squad execution magnifies cruelty of death penalty
Brad Sigmon chose to be the first person executed in the U.S. by firing squad in 15 years because he believed the alternatives — lethal injection and electrocution — are more horrific.
The Crack of Rifles, Then Silence: What a Firing Squad Execution Was Like
One of the three media witnesses to the execution of Brad Sigmon in South Carolina on Friday describes what he saw.
Death by firing squad
South Carolina, executed a convicted double murderer...by firing squad.This is the draconian law, required by South Africa...to sharply reduce the murderous criminality in the country.The death sentence was foolishly abolished by the ANC
Much like Brad Sigmon, Ronnie Lee Gardner also opted to be executed by a firing squad
Utah killer Ronnie Lee Gardner opted to be executed by a firing squad when he was sentenced to death and he gave a strange ...
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Witness to First Firing Squad Death in 15 Years Details How 'More Violent' Execution Was 'Certainly Faster' Than Lethal Injection
An eyewitness to South Carolina's recent execution by firing squad described the event as "more violent"and much "faster" ...
The US is killing someone by firing squad for the first time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history
As South Carolina plans to carry our the first firing squad execution in 15 years in the United States, Professor Deborah ...
South Carolina Man, 67, to Be Executed by Firing Squad Tonight, the First in 15 Years, After Losing Last-Minute Appeal
Brad Sigmon, the South Carolina man who beat his ex-girlfriend's parents to death with a bat, will become the first person ...
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.
South Carolina urges Supreme Court to let it execute murderer by firing squad
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson told the Supreme Court Friday morning to reject a request from a murderer to ...
Man Who Was Executed by Firing Squad for the First Time in the U.S. Since 2010 Shared a Passionate Plea as His Final Words
Brad Sigmon was executed by firing squad on Friday, March 7, the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) confirmed in ...