COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - On Friday, the South Carolina Department of Corrections executed its second death row inmate by firing squad since the state reinstated the death penalty in 1976. His attorney ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — (AP) — Long a method of execution associated with political terror or military justice, a firing squad is ...

Mikal Mahdi, 42, chose to die by three bullets to the heart instead of lethal injection or the electric chair.

Mikal Mahdi’s execution came about a month after the first person in state history was killed in such a manner. Before that, ...

Mahdi was convicted of the 2004 death of Orangeburg Public Safety officer James Myers. The Associated Press reported that ...

A South Carolina man on death row prepares to be put to death by firing squad, as his lawyer says the case is a matter of "appropriate punishment" rather than guilt.

The 27-year-old victim was killed when she was shot once in the back, according to the 5th Circuit Solicitor’s Office.

The first firing squad execution in over 15 years was carried out last month. It provides a glimpse into how such executions ...

South Carolina’s highest court has rejected the last major appeal from Mikal Mahdi, who is scheduled to die by firing squad ...