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'Barbaric': Inmate chooses death by firing squad for execution in South Carolina next month
Brad Keith Sigmon is set to be executed by firing squad on March 7 for the 2001 beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents, David and Gladys Larke.
Condemned South Carolina Killer Chooses to Be Executed by Firing Squad
On Friday, he became the first South Carolina inmate to choose the state’s new firing squad over lethal injection or the electric chair. Only three inmates in the U.S. have been executed by firing squad since 1976.
In first for state, South Carolina death row inmate elects to die by firing squad
In 2024, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that firing squad was a constitutional method of carrying out executions.
South Carolina Set To Carry Out First Firing Squad Execution In 15 Years
Brad Sigmon chose to die by firing squad next month, citing concerns with the electric chair and lethal injection, the two available alternative methods.
South Carolina killer chooses death by firing squad, marking first shooting execution in 15 years
Only three inmates in the U.S. have been executed by firing squad since 1976, with the last execution in 2010.
Alert: South Carolina inmate chooses firing squad for execution, marking the first time the method would be used in the state
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South Carolina Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Cocaine Trafficking Following Apex Police Investigation
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Four people shot at Rock Hill apartment, police say. No arrests as probe continues.
One victim is in critical condition after the shooting at a “social gathering,” in Rock Hill, SC, police said.