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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Greenville man on South Carolina's death row chooses firing squad for March 7 execution
The state now allows death row inmates to choose between lethal injection and firing squad, with the electric chair as the default. Sigmon's execution is scheduled for March 7 at the Broad River ...
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In a first for the state, South Carolina executes man by firing squad
A death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including an electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP) ...
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US man killed by firing squad in first such execution in 15 years
A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by ... Sigmon’s lawyers said he chose the firing squad because the electric chair would “cook him alive,” and he feared that a lethal ...
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South Carolina to execute man by firing squad, nation’s first in 15 years
A South Carolina man is set to die by firing squad Friday ... chose the firing squad over death by lethal injection or the electric chair. He delayed his execution by multiple years after suing ...