Lethal injection, firing squad and nitrogen gas. A look at US execution methods
Louisiana is preparing this week to execute a man by nitrogen gas, the first execution in the state in 15 years.
A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
A South Carolina man has been executed by firing squad, becoming the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by this method.
First firing squad execution in U.S. in 15 years is carried out in S.C.
Brad Sigmon, sentenced for a 2001 double murder, chose to be executed by firing squad because of concerns about lethal ...
South Carolina sets date for 5th execution in under 7 months
A South Carolina inmate is set to become the fifth person to be put to death since the state resumed executions in September after a 13-year pause.
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A South Carolina prisoner is the first executed by a firing squad in 15 years
which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection. Three volunteer prison employees used rifles to carry out the execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, who was pronounced dead at 6:08 p ...
South Carolina man executed by firing squad, first in U.S. in 15 years
A South Carolina man has been executed by firing squad, becoming the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by this method.