Nation Aug 29 Utah Supreme Court blocks firing squad execution of prisoner with dementia By Matthew Brown, Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press
Nation Apr 11 South Carolina executes second man by firing squad in 5 weeks A firing squad on Friday executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer, the second time the rare execution method has been used by the state in the past five weeks. By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press
Nation Mar 07 South Carolina prisoner is first in the U.S. to be executed by firing squad in 15 years A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner to die by that method in 15 years. By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press
Nation Mar 07 Watch 6:08 South Carolina executes convicted murderer by firing squad A South Carolina man was put to death by a firing squad Friday after being convicted of a 2001 double homicide. The execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, marks the first time since 2010 that a firing squad has been used… By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens
Nation Apr 20 Firing squad execution in South Carolina temporarily halted by court The South Carolina Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay halting the state from carrying out its first-ever firing squad execution. By Michelle Liu, Associated Press
Apr 15 South Carolina man facing death penalty chooses firing squad over electric chair By Michelle Liu, Associated Press A South Carolina prisoner scheduled for execution later this month has chosen to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair. Continue reading
Mar 18 Firing-squad executions get the greenlight in South Carolina By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The method was codified into state law last year after a decade-long pause in carrying out the death sentence over the state's inability to procure lethal injection drugs. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 6:24 Is death by firing squad really instantaneous? Not necessarily By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch News Wrap: Minnesota Communities Begin Cleanup After Deadly Tornadoes In other news Friday, several communities in Minnesota began to clean up after several tornadoes ripped through the state Thursday, killing three and injuring dozens. Also, hopes dimmed that missing miners in Colombia might be found alive after a deadly… Continue watching