How South Carolina’s execution of a condemned killer by firing squad will unfold

How South Carolina firing squad works

Brad Sigmon death sentence: How does the firing squad work in South Carolina?

South Carolina’s First Firing Squad Execution in Over a Century – Here’s What Happened!

In a rare and controversial move, South Carolina has carried out its first execution by firing squad in over 100 years. Brad Sigmon, a 67-year-old convicted murderer, was executed on March 7, 2025, at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia. This marks the first use of this method in the state since 1912 and the first firing squad execution in the U.S. since 2010. A Brutal Crime That Led to Death Row Sigmon was sentenced to death fo…

By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers and Michelle Watson, CNN A man convicted of a double homicide is set to be executed in South Carolina on Friday night by firing squad, a method that has not been used in the United States in nearly 15 years and never in the state. Brad Sigmon, 67, chose the firing squad over the two other state-approved methods of execution, lethal injection or the electric chair. Sigmon was convicted of the 2001 beating deaths of …

South Carolina to carry out first firing squad execution in US in 15 years

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - South Carolina plans to execute a man convicted of two murders by firing squad on Friday, the first use of the method in the U.S. in 15 years. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Carolina prepares for first firing squad execution in state's history

Death row inmate Brad Sigmon is set to become the first person to die by firing squad in South Carolina and only the fourth in the U.S. since executions resumed

South Carolina scheduled to execute death row inmate by firing squad

South Carolina is scheduled to execute a man convicted of double murder Friday by firing squad.