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.
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.
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.
South Carolina inmate executed by firing squad for first time in US since 2010
A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad, the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections.
Much like Brad Sigmon, Ronnie Lee Gardner also opted to be executed by a firing squad
Utah killer Ronnie Lee Gardner opted to be executed by a firing squad when he was sentenced to death and he gave a strange answer when asked why.
Firing squad executes Brad Keith Sigmon in South Carolina in 'bloody spectacle'
Friday's execution was the first by firing squad in modern South Carolina history and only the fourth in the U.S. since 1977. Sigmon's attorney called it a "bloody spectacle."
A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method, which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection.
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.
South Carolina carries out first firing squad execution in US in 15 years
South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing squad on Friday, the first use of the method in the United States in 15 years.
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 firing squad execution in 2010.
When Was the Last Firing Squad Execution? Brad Sigmon Faces Death Penalty
The last execution by firing squad in the U.S. occurred in Utah in 2010 when Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed for a 1984 murder. Utah remains the only state that has used this method since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, carrying out three firing squad executions.
South Carolina death row inmate to be executed by firing squad for first time in 15 years
CNN’s Ryan Young reports 67-year-old Brad Sigmon, who was convicted of a double murder, is scheduled to be executed in South ...
‘I Won’t Forget’: Firing Squad Witness Reveals Horror of Watching Murderer Die
A reporter who witnessed the first American execution by firing squad in 15 years said that the experience will forever ...
Firing squad could become Idaho’s main execution method under a bill awaiting governor’s approval
Death by firing squad could become Idaho’s primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor’s desk this week.
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S.C. Man Is Set to Become the First Executed by Firing Squad in U.S. in 15 Years
On Thursday, Sigmon asked the U.S. Supreme Court to delay his execution because the state doesn't release enough ...