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Nation Aug 29

Utah Supreme Court blocks firing squad execution of prisoner with dementia

By Matthew Brown, Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press

Nation Apr 11

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) headquarters is seen behind barbed wire fence in Columbia, South Carolina
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

People demonstrate outside the SCDC, where death row inmate Brad Sigmon will be executed on Friday, in Columbia, South Car...
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

Vigil for death row inmate Brad Sigmon on the eve of his execution, in Columbia, South Carolina
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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

Demonstrators rally against the death penalty at the U.S. Supreme Court during arguments in the Tsarnaev case in Washington
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.

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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.

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Mar 24

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Is death by firing squad really instantaneous? Not necessarily

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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…

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