Lawyers for US man executed by firing squad say bullets mostly missed heart

South Carolina firing squad ‘intended to miss,’ cause inmate ‘extreme suffering,’ lawsuit says

COLUMBIA, S.C. — When the three executioners fired their high-powered rifles at him, Mikal Mahdi, who was sentenced to death for the execution-style murder of an Orangeburg police officer, yelled. Over the next 80 seconds he moaned twice more before…

Inmate Executed by Firing Squad Died in ‘Excruciating’ Pain After Bullets Missed His Heart, Autopsy Report Suggests

Mikal Mahdi reportedly “cried out” and flexed his arms once he was shot, according to a witness of the execution Carolina Department of Corrections via AP Mikal MahdiSouth Carolina man Mikal Mahdi — who was convicted of two 2004 murders, including the death of a police officer — was executed by firing squad on April 11Now, attorneys for Mahdi are claiming he died in “excruciating conscious pain and suffering” during the executionMahdi’s legal te…

Autopsy Finds SC Firing Squad Botched Execution of Mikal Mahdi, Leading to Agonizing Death

In South Carolina, autopsy records reveal corrections officers botched the execution of Mikal Mahdi, who was killed by firing squad last month. Mahdi’s three executioners missed his heart, hitting his abdomen, and causing him “excruciating conscious pain and suffering for about 30-60 seconds.” He was pronounced dead nearly four minutes after the officers fired. Mikal Mahdi’s lawyers said he selected the firing squad method over lethal injection …

Killer executed by firing squad died in ‘excruciating conscious pain’, report says

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

S.C. inmate's firing squad execution was 'botched,' with bullets mostly missing his heart, lawyers say

Mikal Mahdi was executed on April 11, becoming the second man in South Carolina to be executed by a three-person firing squad this year after admitting to killing an off-duty police officer in 2004.

Inmate suffers bungled execution after firing squad misses target in South Carolina - National

Mikal Mahdi was killed last month by prison officials, but autopsy results indicated that executioners did not follow protocol and Mahdi endured prolonged pain.