South Carolina man Brad Sigmon executed by firing squad, first such execution in 15 years
Brad Sigmon, who admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend's parents, said he chose to die by bullets because he considered the other choices offered by the state to be worse.
Idaho becomes first state to prefer death by firing squad for executions
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill on Wednesday making death by firing squad the preferred method for executions, and death by lethal injection the second preferred method.
Map Shows US States Allowing Firing Squad Executions
South Carolina executed Brad Sigmon by firing squad on March 7, marking its first use of the execution method.
Violent and sudden. What a firing squad execution looked like through my eyes
I've now watched through glass and bars as 11 men were put to death at a South Carolina prison. None of the previous 10 prepared me for watching the firing squad death of Brad Sigmon on Friday night.
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 injection.
When Was the Last Firing Squad Execution? Brad Sigmon Faces Death Penalty
A South Carolina man convicted of a double murder is set to be executed by firing squad, marking the first use of this method in the state and the first in the U.S. since 2010. Brad Keith Sigmon, 67,
We’re Really Doing Execution by Firing Squad Again?
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 death-penalty method.
Idaho becomes the only state with firing squad as main execution method
Idaho will become the only state to fatally shoot death row inmates as its main execution method. Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday morning signed into law House Bill 37, which will make the firing squad the primary death penalty in Idaho.
Death by firing squad
South Carolina, executed a convicted double murderer...by firing squad.This is the draconian law, required by South Africa...to sharply reduce the murderous criminality in the country.The death sentence was foolishly abolished by the ANC
South Carolina schedules its fifth execution in seven months
A man who shot and killed an off-duty police officer is scheduled to become the fifth person executed in South Carolina since ...
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AP reporter delivers definitive account of first firing-squad execution since 2010
Experience and preparation allowed AP reporter Jeffrey Collins to take news consumers inside the South Carolina death chamber ...
South Carolina kills death-row prisoner in state's first firing squad execution
Brad Sigmon, convicted in a double murder in 2002, opted to die by a method that is rarely used. Utah carried out the last ...
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Catholic bishop warns against ‘culture of death’ as Idaho backs firing squad executions
Executions by firing squad are permitted in five states, but the new law will make Idaho the only state in which death by ...
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Firing squad bill gets governor’s signature
Measure makes firing squad Idaho’s primary method of execution, but won’t take effect until July 1, 2026, to allow time for ...
Advocates Cheer Judge Blocking Louisiana's First Ever Nitrogen Execution
U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a preliminary injunction stopping the state from moving forward with Jessie ...
Texas 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood gets rare stay of execution: What to know
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, amid lack of DNA evidence.