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Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad

A death row inmate in South Carolina, Sigmon, has chosen a firing squad for his execution on March 7.
This marks the first time South Carolina will carry out an execution by firing squad.
Sigmon will be the oldest person executed in South Carolina's history.
He will also be the first U.S. Inmate executed by firing squad in 15 years.

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South Carolina death row inmate chooses firing squad as execution method

A South Carolina death row inmate has chosen to be executed by a firing squad, which would make him only the fourth inmate in the U.S. to die by this execution method. Brad Sigmon, 67, who is scheduled to be killed on March 7, informed state officials on Friday that he wishes to die by firing squad rather than by lethal injection or the electric chair, citing, in part, the prolonged suffering the three inmates previously executed in the state ha…

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People

Condemned Murderer May Be First Person in 15 Years to be Executed by Firing Squad in US

A South Carolina inmate on death row has chosen to be executed by a firing squad, according to multiple reports. If chosen, he will be the first person to die by a firing squad in the United States in 15 years.

8 hours ago·United States

Condemned South Carolina man chooses to die by firing squad

An inmate on South Carolina's death row has chosen to die on March 7 by firing squad, his lawyer said Friday.

15 hours ago·United States

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Just the News

South Carolina man on death row chooses execution by firing squad

Brad Sigmon, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2002, is scheduled to be executed on March 7.

17 hours ago·Washington, United States

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India Today

South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon opts for firing squad execution

Brad Sigmon, condemned South Carolina inmate, chooses firing squad for execution on March 7, marking the first US execution by firing squad in 15 years.

17 hours ago·India

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USA Today

'Barbaric': Inmate chooses death by firing squad for execution in South Carolina next month

Brad Keith Sigmon is set to be executed by firing squad on March 7 for the 2001 beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents, David and Gladys Larke.

17 hours ago·United States

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