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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 ...
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NO. 4: BY KILLING BRAD SIGMON BY FIRING SQUAD, SOUTH CAROLINA WILL REVERT TO OUR UNCIVILIZED ROOTS | OPINION "Strapping a man to a chair and shooting him is murder," columnist Issac J. Bailey writes.
South Carolina injects 5 grams of pentobarbital, according to an expert medical consultant hired by the state. That is roughly 25 times the dose typically used for sedation, according to a Post ...
While South Carolina law defers to SCDC personnel to design the execution protocols, former state Sen. Dick Harpootlian said he believed it was a given that those selected for the firing squad ...
On March 7, Brad Sigmon, 67, was executed by three sharpshooters from the South Carolina Department of Corrections, who volunteered for the task, according to the Greenville News.
On March 7, Brad Sigmon, 67, was executed by three sharpshooters from the South Carolina Department of Corrections, who volunteered for the task, according to the Greenville News.