First firing squad execution in U.S. in 15 years is carried out in S.C.
Brad Sigmon, sentenced for a 2001 double murder, chose to be executed by firing squad because of concerns about lethal ...
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.
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The sound of electricity sizzling and crackling broke the silence. To me, it looked like the electric chair was officially ...
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Violent and sudden. What a firing squad execution looked like through my eyes
I might now be unique among U.S. reporters: I've witnessed three different methods — nine lethal injections and an electric chair execution ... where the three prison system volunteer shooters ...
South Carolina's first firing squad execution will involve a target, volunteer shooters and special bullets
Not much is known about the people who will fire the rifles. Prison officials said they have "completed all required training." ...
SC inmate to die by firing squad. Is the 'barbaric' method making a comeback?
A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say more places may turn to.
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South Carolina man executed by firing squad
which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection. Three volunteer prison employees used rifles to carry out the execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, who was pronounced dead at 6:08 p ...
South Carolina man executed by firing squad, first in U.S. 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.
Violent and sudden. What a firing squad execution looked like through my eyes
An Associated Press journalist served as media eyewitness to the execution of Brad Sigmon by firing squad Friday in South Carolina.
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A South Carolina prisoner is the first executed by a firing squad in 15 years
which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection. Three volunteer prison employees used rifles to carry out the execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, who was pronounced dead at 6:08 p ...