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Lawmakers seek investigation into South Carolina's firing squad execution

Two South Carolina legislators are seeking an investigation into the state’s firing squad execution last month

The Independent UK · May 13, 2025

Killer executed by firing squad died in ‘excruciating conscious pain’ after bullet missed heart, report says

Mikal Mahdi, 42, was executed by firing squad, the second execution in South Carolina this year using the controversial method

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Lawyers for man executed by firing squad in South Carolina say bullets mostly missed his heart

A pathologist hired by attorneys for death row inmates says a South Carolina man executed by firing squad was conscious and likely in extreme pain for as long as a minute

The Independent UK · May 8, 2025

Previous execution reveals how South Carolina will put 2nd inmate to death by firing squad

A few more details are known about South Carolina's firing squad as the state prepares to carry out its second execution by that method

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025

South Carolina’s highest court refuses to stop another firing squad execution

Mikal Mahdi has one more opportunity to live

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025

South Carolina inmate chooses to die by firing squad like the last condemned inmate before him

A second South Carolina inmate has asked to die by firing squad just five weeks after the state carried out its first death by bullets

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025

South Carolina inmate facing execution calls his defense more superficial than a 'Law & Order' show

Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate set to be put to death next month want to stop his execution, saying his defense’s plea for his life at his original trial was totally inadequate

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025

South Carolina schedules its fifth execution in seven months

A man who shot and killed an off-duty police officer is scheduled to become the fifth person executed in South Carolina since the state resumed the death penalty in September

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025

Destiny 2 dev explains why that iconic weapon was in a Lightfall cutscene

A Destiny 2 developer has clarified why the beloved Khvostov appeared in Lightfall's final moments.

Windows Central · Mar 30, 2023

Sheriff’s deputy killed in shooting at mobile home park in Ohio

A Sheriff’s deputy has been fatally shot at a mobile home park in Ohio.

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022