South Carolina firing squad ‘botched’ execution of cop killer Mikal Mahdi as bullets missed heart, left him alive ‘longer than was intended’

Death row inmate 'suffered a slow death' after botched firing squad execution

Mikal Mahdi, 42, was shot three times in the heart by trained volunteers in April. At the time, he took four minutes to die

South Carolina firing squad ‘botched’ execution of cop killer Mikal Mahdi as bullets missed heart, left him alive ‘longer than was intended’

A South Carolina firing squad tried to shoot a convicted cop killer in the heart and missed in a “botched” execution that left him in “excruciating” pain as he bled out, according to an autopsy and experts.

Cop killer dies after ‘botched’ firing squad execution; witness in the room reveals how it happened

A pathologist says Mikal Mahdi remained conscious and in pain for up to a minute after a botched firing squad execution in South Carolina missed his heart.

Bullet Misses & Intentional Hits vs. Unintentional Hits

Opinion istock “Don’t be buffaloed by ‘experts’ and ‘elites.’ ‘Experts’ possess more data than judgment. ‘Elites’ become so inbred that they produce hemophiliacs who bleed to death the moment they are nicked in the real world.” ~ Colin Powell. The Myth of the “Miss!” Any time we launch a bullet, under any circumstance, the launch will fall into one of only two possible categories: 1) Intentional In this case, the target is presumably “intended,”…

Lawyers Botched Firing Squad Execution Left Inmate Conscious and Suffering for Over a Minute - Entertainment Unleashed Here

Lawyers say that the person who was killed by a shooting squad in South Carolina’s second execution last month was aware and probably in a lot of pain for up to a minute after the bullets missed their target. A forensic pathologist hired by Mikal Mahdi’s lawyers, Dr. Jonathan Arden, said that the execution on ...

Attorneys: Firing Squad Execution of South Carolina Inmate was ‘Botched’

On April 11, 2025, the State of South Carolina executed Mikal Mahdi by firing squad – just the second time in the state’s history of using this new method. According to Mahndi's attorneys, autopsy records indicate that the execution "was botched and went terribly wrong." They said it appears that only two bullets struck him, and both largely missed his heart. Mahdi appeared to remain conscious and cried out in agony after he was shot.