US Carries Out First Firing Squad Execution in 15 Years

Brad Keith Sigmon, convicted of a 2001 double murder, chose a firing squad over other execution methods in South Carolina.

Brad Keith Sigmon, a 67-year-old convicted of murdering the parents of his ex-girlfriend in 2001, was executed by firing squad in South Carolina on Friday evening.
This marked the first use of a firing squad for an execution in the United States since 2010 and the first in South Carolina since the method's reintroduction in 2021.
Sigmon opted for the firing squad over the electric chair or lethal injection, citing concerns about prolonged suffering with the latter method.
Efforts by Sigmon's legal team to halt the execution were rejected by both the U.S. Supreme Court and South Carolina's governor.
South Carolina is one of five U.S. states that permit firing squad executions, alongside Idaho, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Utah.