Brad Sigmon was executed to exhibit the power of the state over its citizens. By choosing to be put to death by firing squad, ...

Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate set to be put to death next month want the state Supreme Court to stop his execution, ...

This year, six men have been executed with additional executions scheduled in multiple states for the rest of 2025.

Brad Sigmon was 67-years-old and was given a choice of being executed by lethal injection, electrocution or firing squad.

Louisiana is preparing this week to execute a man by nitrogen gas, the first execution in the state in 15 years. Since the ...

For the first time in its modern history, South Carolina has executed a prisoner by firing squad. WFAE’s Tommy Tomlinson, in ...

Five states authorize the firing squad as an execution method. Arizona could join the ranks if lawmakers decide to send the ...

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed his name on a bill Wednesday making Idaho the only state in the U.S. to have a firing squad ...

On March 7, Brad Sigmon became the first person executed by firing squad in the U.S. in 15 years when he was put to death in South Carolina. The other three executions by firing squad took place ...

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