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South Carolina Executes 2nd Inmate by Firing Squad

USA TODAY on MSN · 4d

Mikal Mahdi executed by firing squad in South Carolina for off-duty officer's brutal murder

The state's execution protocols called for a hood to be pulled over Mahdi's head before three volunteer corrections staff shot him in the heart at the same time.

Associated Press News on MSN · 3d

South Carolina executes second man by firing squad in 5 weeks

A firing squad executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer, the second time the rare execution method has been used by the state in the past five weeks.

The New York Times · 4d

South Carolina Executes Second Inmate by Firing Squad

Mikal Mahdi’s execution came about a month after the first person in state history was killed in such a manner. Before that, no person had been killed by a firing squad in the United States in 15 years.

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Condemned SC man's case about 'appropriate punishment' as he awaits 'inhumane' firing squad execution: lawyer

A South Carolina man on death row prepares to be put to death by firing squad, as his lawyer says the case is a matter of ...

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S.C. Man Who Shot Officer and Set Victim's Body on Fire Will Be Executed by Firing Squad

The execution of Mikal Mahdi, 42, will mark the second time in five weeks that the state has used a firing squad.

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