A South Carolina death row inmate has chosen to die by firing squad in what would be the first such execution in the state in modern history and the fourth ... the firing squad or the electric chair.
A convicted murderer in the US has become the second person to be executed in the electric chair in a month, joining a growing number of inmates choosing the method over lethal injection.
If Sigmon's execution moves forward, he will become the first inmate in South Carolina executed by firing squad in modern history and the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.
Three Department of Corrections sharpshooters fired on Sigmon, on death row for the 2001 beating deaths of David and Gladys Larke of Taylors.
Brad Sigmon, sentenced for a 2001 double murder, chose to be executed by firing squad because of concerns about lethal ...
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A South Carolina man has been executed by firing squad, becoming the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by this method. Brad Sigmon was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. Friday after being shot by ...
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