South Carolina's highest court refuses to stop second firing squad execution
- South Carolina's highest court unanimously ruled against Mikal Mahdi's last major appeal, confirming his upcoming execution by firing squad for murdering an off-duty police officer
- Mikal Mahdi is scheduled to be executed by firing squad at 6 p.m. on April 11 at Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia
- Mahdi's execution will follow Brad Sigmon's, who previously chose firing squad as his execution method last month
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Columbia. A firing squad executed a South Carolina man on Friday who killed an off-duty police officer. The action represented the second execution in the state through this method in a matter of weeks after 15 years.
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Read Full ArticleS.C. Man, Who Was Convicted of Killing a Cop, Chose This Upscale Final Meal Before His Firing Squad Execution
Mikal Mahdi, who was convicted of two 2004 murders, including the death of an off-duty cop, chose an upscale final meal ahead of his execution by firing squad on Friday, April 11.
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