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South Carolina inmate chooses firing squad for execution

South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures

If the execution is carried out as planned, Sigmon is to be strapped to a chair in the death chamber and have a hood placed over his head and a target placed over his heart. Three volunteers, all with live ammunition, would then fire at him through a small opening about 15 feet (4.6 meters) away.

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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

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 U.S. in 15 years.

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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. “It’s not justice even if it’s supposedly done in the name of the government.”

Brad Sigmon's lawyers file stay, citing 'disturbing' autopsy reports of recent executions

Lawyers filed a motion to halt proceedings to determine whether the information the state provides about its lethal injection ...

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Condemned SC inmate Brad Sigmon asks court to halt his March 7 execution, throw out death sentence

Condemned inmate Brad Sigmon is asking the S.C. Supreme Court to stop his March 7 execution. He was sentenced to die in the ...

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