Brad Sigmon, 67, personally requested the unusual punishment after fearing the electric chair would "burn and cook him alive, ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way ...

The U.S. is expected to execute someone by firing squad Friday for the first time in 15 years. Brad Sigmon, 67, has elected ...

Firing squads have a long history in the U.S., dating back to 1608, though they have been rarely used in modern times.

It was a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier ...

BOISE — The Idaho Senate on Wednesday voted 28-7 on a bill to make the firing squad the state's primary method of execution.

Doug Ducey. Multiple judges and advocates, including Duncan, have spoken about the use of firing squads and recommended them as a way to continue executions in a more humane manner. Duncan ...

And I watched the Democrats in the media too. It’s very hard to take on a firing squad— a lot of bullets coming your way, all aiming at you, and you’ve got to shoot back in all directions at ...

ExploreGeorgia prisoner sentenced to die wants firing squad, not lethal injection Nance ... “Plaintiff has failed to show that his execution by lethal injection under Georgia’s protocol ...

She said there is no reason to believe that changing state law to allow executions by firing squad would be a "substantial impediment" to carrying out the execution. The case then headed back ...