The last time such an execution took place was in 2010, in Utah. The inmate chose the method because of his concerns about ...

Brad Sigmon, 67, will be the first man in 15 years to be executed by shooting and only the fourth since the death penalty was ...

Man on death row for beating his ex-girlfriend's parents to death will die by firing squad unless U.S. Supreme Court grants ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WCSC/AP) - The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday’s firing squad execution.

Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way ...

The SC Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday's ...

Brad Keith Sigmon, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents in South Carolina, opted for the firing squad ...

Brad Sigmon, 67, personally requested the unusual punishment after fearing the electric chair would "burn and cook him alive, ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court denied a stay of execution for a man facing death by firing squad on March 7. Brad Sigmon ...

Sigmon argues that recent executions, including the January 31 execution of Marion Bowman, reveal that South Carolina’s ...