COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man who was put to death last month in South Carolina's second firing squad execution was conscious ...

Mikal Mahdi was the second man in South Carolina to be executed by a three-person firing squad on April 11, after admitting ...

A firing squad execution carried out in South Carolina went wrong, leaving the subject alive and in pain for nearly a minute ...

An autopsy later revealed that none of the bullets hit his heart directly, and that his chest showed only two bullet wounds ...

Lawyers for man executed by firing squad in South Carolina say bullets mostly missed his heart and he suffered in extreme pain for as long as a minute.

The legal team for a man who was executed by firing squad in South Carolina claims the process was mishandled.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man who was put to death last month in South Carolina’s second firing squad execution was conscious and likely in extreme pain for as long as a minute after the bullets ...

FILE - This photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the state's death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, on whether the state can use the electric chair, firing squad or a new lethal injection protocol to carry out its first ...

Unlike South Carolina, Utah uses a five-member firing squad with .30-caliber rifles loaded with two rounds. The five shooters are more than 20 to 20 feet away from the prisoner. One of the rifles ...