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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.
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. Brad Sigmon was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. Friday after being shot by three prison employee volunteers with rifles.
When Was the Last Firing Squad Execution? Brad Sigmon Faces Death Penalty
The last execution by firing squad in the U.S. occurred in Utah in 2010 when Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed for a 1984 murder. Utah remains the only state that has used this method since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, carrying out three firing squad executions.
Idaho becomes first state to prefer death by firing squad for executions
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill on Wednesday making death by firing squad the preferred method for executions, and death by lethal injection the second preferred method.
A South Carolina man is set to become the first executed by firing squad in 15 years
A South Carolina man convicted of murder is scheduled to be executed by firing squad Friday night. Brad Sigmon beat to death his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat as part of a botched kidnapping plan in 2001.
Firing Squads are Now Idaho's Primary Form of Execution
Idaho Governor Brad Little has signed a new law-making firing squads the state’s primary method of execution. He signed House Bill 37 Wednesday morning.
Firing squad bill passed in Idaho
Idaho will become the only state to use firing squad as their primary execution method.
Idaho adopts firing squad as the primary method of execution
Governor Brad Little signed into law House Bill-37, effectively adopting the firing squad as Idaho's primary method of execution.The law will apply to executions carried out on or after July 1, 2026.
Idaho will be only state with firing squad as main execution method, after governor signs bill
Idaho will become the only state to fatally shoot death row inmates as its main execution method. Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday morning signed into law House Bill 37, which will make the firing squad the primary death penalty in Idaho.
Firing squad executes Brad Keith Sigmon in South Carolina in 'bloody spectacle'
Friday's execution was the first by firing squad in modern South Carolina history and only the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.
Firing squad witness describes South Carolina execution of Brad Sigmon: "My heart started pounding"
Jeffrey Collins was one of three media witnesses for the firing squad execution of Brad Sigmon. He has been a witness to 11 ...
In a first for South Carolina, Brad Sigmon is executed by firing squad
Brad Sigmon is only the fourth person executed by firing squad in the United States since the death penalty resumed ...
A firing squad is executing Brad Keith Sigmon in South Carolina today. What to know.
Three volunteer corrections staff members will point rifles at Sigmon's chest and fire live rounds as he sits strapped to a ...
Who is Brad Sigmon? The South Carolina death row inmate set for first U.S. firing squad execution in 15 years
Death row inmate convicted of the double murder of David and Gladys Larke has chosen to die by firing squad over fears the ...
South Carolina will execute Brad Sigmon by firing squad. Here’s how it will be done
Brad Sigmon will be the first person executed by firing squad in South Carolina and the oldest person ever put to death in ...
Man Who Was Executed by Firing Squad for the First Time in the U.S. Since 2010 Shared a Passionate Plea as His Final Words
A South Carolina man, who recently became the first person in the United States to be executed by a firing squad in 15 years, ...