South Carolina prison officials put a man to death by firing squad for the second time in just over a month when they ...

A firing squad executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer, the second time the rare execution method ...

Mikal Mahdi’s execution came about a month after the first person in state history was killed in such a manner. Before that, ...

Under the state's execution protocols, the firing squad will put a hood over Mahdi's head and shoot him in the heart simultaneously with three bullets.

The first firing squad execution in over 15 years was carried out last month. It provides a glimpse into how such executions ...

The Broad River Correctional Institution South Carolina Department of Corrections office in Columbia on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Tracy Glantz [email protected] The highest paying job ...

The state's execution protocols called for a hood to be pulled over Mahdi's head before three volunteer corrections staff shot him in the heart at the same time.

Mikal Mahdi, who was convicted of two 2004 murders, including the death of an off-duty cop, chose an upscale final meal ahead ...

FILE - This photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the state's death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair ...