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.
Map Shows US States Allowing Firing Squad Executions
South Carolina executed Brad Sigmon by firing squad on March 7, marking its first use of the execution method.
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.
We’re Really Doing Execution by Firing Squad Again?
Even so, his execution would not have been particularly noteworthy except for the fact that it was carried out by firing squad. Before Sigmon, no one had been put to death that way in the past 15 years.
South Carolina inmate executed by firing squad for first time in US since 2010
A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad, the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections.
Executions by firing squad resume: A brief history
Firing squads have a long history in the U.S., dating back to 1608, though they have been rarely used in modern times.
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.
South Carolina Man, 67, to Be Executed by Firing Squad Tonight, the First in 15 Years, After Losing Last-Minute Appeal
Brad Sigmon, the South Carolina man who beat his ex-girlfriend's parents to death with a bat, will become the first person executed by firing squad in the United States in 15 years on Friday, March 7,
NW state makes firing squad preferred method for prison executions
The action comes on the heels of the first U.S. execution by firing squad in nearly 15 years last week in South Carolina.
South Carolina carries out execution by firing squad
As South Carolina prepared to carry out the first execution by firing squad in the U.S. since 2010, Catholic activists against the death penalty had sought clemency from that state's governor.
The Crack of Rifles, Then Silence: What a Firing Squad Execution Was Like
One of the three media witnesses to the execution of Brad Sigmon in South Carolina on Friday describes what he saw.
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Firing squad executes Brad Keith Sigmon in South Carolina in 'bloody spectacle'
A firing squad in South Carolina executed Brad Keith Sigmon on Friday for the beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents, marking the first firing squad execution in the state in modern ...
Idaho will be only state with firing squad as main execution method, after governor signs bill
In 2023, Idaho passed a law to allow firing squads for executions. But that law only allowed firing squads as a back-up execution method when lethal injection – the primary execution method in Idaho ...
‘I Won’t Forget’: Firing Squad Witness Reveals Horror of Watching Murderer Die
A reporter who witnessed the first American execution by firing squad in 15 years said that the experience will forever ...