Oregonian9d
NW state makes firing squad preferred method for prison executions
BOISE — Gov. Brad Little signed a bill into law Wednesday to make Idaho the only U.S. state with a firing squad as its preferred option to end prisoners' lives starting next year, amid lawmakers ...
Fox News8d
Idaho becomes first state to prefer death by firing squad for executions
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed his name on a bill Wednesday making Idaho the only state in the U.S. to have a firing squad designated as the preferred execution method for capital punishment ...
The New York Times27d
U.S. Firing Squad Executions Are Rare, but Their History Is Long
During the Civil War, both sides used firing squads to kill deserting soldiers. Today, people on death row can choose to die that way in some states. By Jacey Fortin On Friday, a man convicted of ...
NBC News14d
South Carolina kills death-row prisoner in state's first firing squad execution
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man convicted in a double murder in 2002 died Friday by firing squad, a rarely used execution method never before carried out by the state. Brad Sigmon ...
Herald & Review2d
Spent bullet casings found after shots-fired call
Spent bullet casings found after shots-fired call DECATUR — Police patrols responding to reports of shots fired Tuesday ...
Boston Herald16d
The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history
In modern times, some consider it a more humane alternative to lethal injection. The firing squad has a long and thorny history in the U.S. South Carolina on Friday is scheduled to put the first ...
NDTV17d
5 Injured In Firing Between Rival Groups In Delhi: Cops
Five people were injured in a firing incident between two groups in northeast Delhi's Jyoti Nagar area, an official said on Tuesday. According to the police, the incident was reported around 9 pm ...
Gulf News13d
US carries out first firing squad execution since 2010
Brad Sigmon, 67, was executed by a three-person firing squad A South Carolina man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat was put to death by firing squad on Friday ...
Sky13d
Death row inmate executed by firing squad in US for first time in 15 years
A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad in the first use of the method in the US for 15 years. Brad Sigmon, 67, chose to be killed by bullets, saying he feared the ...
KOLR10 & Ozarks Local News14d
Firing squad to be used in U.S. for first time in 15 years
(NewsNation) — For the first time in 15 years, the United States is putting someone to death using a firing squad. This undated image provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections ...
USA Today13d
Firing squad executes Brad Keith Sigmon in South Carolina in 'bloody spectacle'
A firing squad in South Carolina executed Brad Keith Sigmon on Friday for the beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents, marking the first firing squad execution in the state in modern history ...
The New York Times14d
South Carolina Executes Inmate by Firing Squad
By Eduardo Medina Reporting from Columbia, S.C. The state of South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing squad on Friday night in the first such execution in the United States since 2010.