Barring any late developments, the U.S. is set to see its first execution by firing squad in 15 years on March 7, 2025.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad ...

Unless the governor or the U.S. Supreme Court grants him a last-minute reprieve, Brad Sigmon, 67, will be the first person to die by firing squad in the U.S. since 2010 — and just the fourth since the ...

A South Carolina inmate petitioned the courts for execution by firing squad—and won. His execution is set for March 7.

When the clock strikes 6 Friday evening, a South Carolina man will walk into the death chamber, be strapped into a chair and have a target placed over his heart.

Unless the governor or the U.S. Supreme Court grants him a last-minute reprieve, Brad Sigmon, 67, will be the first person to ...

Brad Sigmon was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001. He chose the firing squad over the electric chair ...

As someone who has studied execution methods in the U.S., I see the resumption of death by firing squad as part of a morbid ...

A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say more places may turn to.

Only five states allow firing squad for death penalty Only five states — Idaho, Utah, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Mississippi — allow firing squads for executions. But the firing squad isn’t the ...

Only five states allow firing squad for death penalty Only five states – Idaho, Utah, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Mississippi – allow firing squads for executions. But the firing squad isn ...