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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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Why the firing squad may be making a comeback

South Carolina plans to execute Mikal Mahdi on Friday for the murder of a police officer, draping a hood over his head and ...

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