Overview

• Brad Sigmon, convicted in 2002 for the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend's parents, was executed by firing squad in South Carolina on March 7, 2025.
• This marks the first use of a firing squad for execution in the United States since 2010 and the fourth such execution in the country in the past 65 years.
• Sigmon opted for the firing squad, claiming it was less torturous than lethal injection or the electric chair, both of which he feared would cause prolonged suffering.
• The execution was carried out by three prison employees firing simultaneously, with Sigmon declared dead three minutes later by a physician.
• South Carolina resumed executions in 2022 after a 13-year pause, with Sigmon being the fourth person executed in the state since the resumption.