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Condemned South Carolina killer chooses firing squad execution in what would be first use of that method in US in 15 years

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By Associated Press Columbia, South Carolina (AP) — Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the US in 15 years. Sigmon is scheduled to die on March 7. On Friday, he became the first South Carolina

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad (opens MyNorthwest)

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    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad. He would be the first U.S. inmate shot to

  2. New York Times

    South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad (opens New York Times)

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    The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah.

  3. Green Field Reporter

    Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad. He would be the first U.S. inmate shot to death in an execution in 15 years. Sigmon is scheduled to die March 7. On Friday, he became the first South Carolina inmate to choose the […]

  4. New York Post

    Death row inmate chooses execution method that hasn't been used in 15 years (opens New York Post)

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    Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon wants to be executed by a firing squad, which would be the first instance in 15 years.

  5. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Condemned South Carolina killer chooses firing squad execution in what would be first use of that method in US in 15 years (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Associated Press Columbia, South Carolina (AP) — Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the US in 15 years. Sigmon is scheduled to die on March 7. On Friday, he became the first South Carolina

  6. Fox News

    South Carolina death row inmate chooses firing squad as execution method (opens Fox News)

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    A South Carolina death row inmate has chosen to be executed by a firing squad rather than by lethal injection or the electric chair.

  7. NBC News

    Condemned South Carolina man chooses to die by firing squad (opens NBC News)

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    An inmate on South Carolina's death row has chosen to die on March 7 by firing squad, his lawyer said Friday.

  8. Breitbart News

    South Carolina Inmate Chooses Death by Firing Squad (opens Breitbart News)

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    South Carolina death row inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die by firing squad on his execution date, March 7, 2025.

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