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Last Words of Man Executed in South Carolina by Firing Squad

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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.

South Carolina kills death-row prisoner in state's first firing squad execution

Brad Sigmon, convicted in a double murder in 2002, opted to die by a method that is rarely used. Utah carried out the last firing squad execution in 2010.

South Carolina death row inmate to be executed by firing squad for first time in 15 years

CNN’s Ryan Young reports 67-year-old Brad Sigmon, who was convicted of a double murder, is scheduled to be executed in South Carolina Friday night by firing squad - a method that has not been used in the United States in almost 15 years,

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South Carolina death row inmate to be executed by firing squad, first in US in 15 years

A man convicted of a double murder is scheduled to be executed in South Carolina Friday night by firing squad - a method that ...

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Trump’s death penalty push faces resistance in some red states

Even as President Donald Trump and other national Republican leaders push to expand the use of capital punishment, some ...

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The US is killing someone by firing squad for the first time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history

As South Carolina plans to carry our the first firing squad execution in 15 years in the United States, Professor Deborah ...

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