Friday's execution was the first by firing squad in modern South Carolina history and only the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.

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 ...

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 electric chair ... The ...

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 ...