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 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.
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 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.
Witnesses describe South Carolina firing squad execution
A South Carolina man convicted in a double murder in 2002 died Friday by firing squad, marking the first time that execution method was used by the state. Witnesses are now sharing their first-hand accounts from the final moments before the execution occurred.
South Carolina carries out first firing squad execution in US in 15 years
By Aleksandra Michalska and Jonathan Allen COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) -South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing squad on Friday, the first use of the method in the United States in 15 years.
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 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.
Why execution by firing squad is a legal option
For the first time in 15 years, a death row inmate was executed by a firing squad. Authorities gave Brad Sigmon, convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents, three options to die -- firing squad,
How South Carolina's execution of a condemned killer by firing squad will unfold
Three volunteer South Carolina prison employees will be the firing squad used to execute condemned killer Brad Sigmon on Friday
The Crack of Rifles, Then Silence: What a Firing Squad Execution Was Like
One of the three media witnesses to the execution of Brad Sigmon in South Carolina on Friday describes what he saw.
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First person to be executed by firing squad in the US in 15 years shared final plea before death
Murderer Brad Kieth Sigmon was shot dead by a three-person firing squad, after calling for an end to the death penalty.
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South Carolina carries out execution by firing squad
As South Carolina prepared to carry out the first execution by firing squad in the U.S. since 2010, Catholic activists ...
‘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. The Idaho Senate passed the bill on Wednesday, and it will take effect next ...
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The US killed someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history
It was a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier ...
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Controversial Moves and Challenges: Key US Domestic News Highlights
A summary of recent US news includes South Carolina's firing squad execution, Trump facing constitutional challenges over law ...
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Nigeria: IBB Told Me Vatsa's Execution Was His Hardest Decision As Soldier - Filmmaker Emelonye
Mamman Vatsa, a former FCT minister, was accused of plotting a coup against Mr Babangida and was executed by firing squad alongside other alleged coup plotters.