South Carolina inmate chooses firing squad for execution

Condemned South Carolina killer chooses firing squad execution in what would be first use of that method in US in 15 years
Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the U.S. in 15 years.
South Carolina death row inmate chooses firing squad as execution method
A South Carolina death row inmate has chosen to be executed by a firing squad next month rather than by lethal injection or the electric chair.
'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 man chooses to die by firing squad
Brad Sigmon chose bullets over lethal injection or the electric chair, "which would burn and cook him alive," his attorney said.
How will death by firing squad be carried out in South Carolina?
The South Carolina Department of Corrections shared an overview of the protocols ahead of the state's first firing squad execution.
South Carolina inmate has chosen to die by firing squad. If carried out next month, it will be the first in the state.
A death row inmate in South Carolina has chosen to die by firing squad. The convicted killer is scheduled to be executed on March 7, and it would be the first execution by firing squad in the state.
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad
The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah.
South Carolina death row inmate chooses to die by firing squad
A South Carolina death row inmate has chosen to die by firing squad ahead of his execution scheduled for next month. 67-year-old Brad Sigmon was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat back in 2001 in Greenville county.
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