Sigmon chose firing squad over the two other state-approved ... The US Supreme Court likewise declined to halt Sigmon’s execution Friday. As is often the case on its emergency docket, the ...

Sigmon chose firing squad over the two other state-approved methods of execution ... The US Supreme Court likewise declined to halt Sigmon’s execution Friday. As is often the case on its emergency ...

He chose to die by firing squad, citing fears about the electric ... once one of the leaders in executions – ended a 13-year halt in administering the death penalty. It is one of just five ...

“The firing squad is thought to cause nearly instant ... The US Supreme Court declined to halt Sigmon’s execution Friday. As is often the case on its emergency docket, the court did not ...

Brad Sigmon, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2002, is now expected to be executed at 6 p.m. Eastern, at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina ...

The Supreme Court denied a death row inmate’s last-ditch effort to avoid execution Friday night, clearing the way for the first execution by firing squad in the United States in 15 years.