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South Carolina Executes Mikal Mahdi by Firing Squad in Second Such Execution in Five Weeks

The execution of Mahdi, convicted of a 2004 murder spree, highlights the state’s renewed use of firing squads after a 13-year pause in capital punishment.

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Mikal Mahdi is pictured at the age of 8 in Baltimore, Maryland in 1991.

Overview

  • Mikal Mahdi, 42, was executed by firing squad on April 11, 2025, at South Carolina's Broad River Correctional Institute.
  • Mahdi was convicted of the 2004 murders of off-duty police officer James Myers and convenience store clerk Christopher Boggs during a violent multi-state crime spree.
  • This marks South Carolina’s second firing squad execution in five weeks, following Brad Sigmon’s execution in March 2025.
  • Mahdi’s final appeals were rejected by the U.S. and South Carolina Supreme Courts, and Governor Henry McMaster denied clemency shortly before the execution.
  • The state’s adoption of firing squads is part of a broader effort to resume executions after years of lethal injection drug shortages, sparking ethical debates over execution methods.