“If a round were to hit this chair anywhere in here, it could ricochet anywhere.” South Carolina’s overview of its execution protocol states that the firing squad chair is surrounded by “p ...

Witnesses to South Carolina's planned firing squad execution of convicted killer Brad Sigmon, the first of its kind in the ...

Today four states—Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah—list the firing squad in their menu of execution methods. The Idaho Legislature just passed a law making the firing squad its primary ...

A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad, the first such execution in the United States since 2010, ...

A firing squad in South Carolina executed Brad Keith Sigmon on ... The bullets all seemed to hit his chest over his heart, said Associated Press reporter Jeffrey Collins. "It was instantaneous ...

Why does South Carolina use the firing squad? In 2021, the South Carolina ... family alone because Gaskins had reportedly put out a hit on Harpootlian’s then 4-year-old daughter just two weeks ...

In 2021, South Carolina passed a law allowing execution by firing squad in the state but named ... The change was made as states around the country hit barriers finding the required drugs for ...

In 2021, South Carolina passed a law allowing execution by firing squad in the state but named ... The change was made as states around the country hit barriers finding the required drugs for ...