Friday's execution was the first by firing squad in modern South Carolina history and only the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.

The last time such an execution took place was 15 years ago, in Utah. The South Carolina inmate chose the method because of ...

South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing squad on Friday (March 7), the first use of the method in the United ...

The man's appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court and South Carolina's state governor. Six people have been executed in the ...

A death row inmate and convicted killer in South Carolina has been executed by firing squad on March 7. It's the first ...

Columbia, S.C. • The state of South Carolina executed a prisoner Friday evening with a firing squad, an extremely rare method ...

Human rights sources reported on March 6 that five prisoners were executed in Tabriz and Ardabil. Additionally, the judicial ...

A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad -- the first execution of its kind in the U.S. since 2010. Meg Oliver reports.

Sigmon’s lawyers said he chose the firing squad because the electric chair would ‘cook him alive,’ and he feared that a ...

Sharaa, whose forces were allegedly involved in 'looting of homes and properties', urged the Assad rebels to lay down their ...