Death by firing squad could become Idaho’s primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor’s desk this week.

The inmate chose to be executed by firing squad over the two other methods in South Carolina — the electric chair and lethal ...

Brad Keith Sigmon, who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents in South Carolina, opted for the firing squad ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way ...

Brad Sigmon, 67, convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001, is scheduled to be executed on March 7.

Firing squads have a long history in the U.S., dating back to 1608, though they have been rarely used in modern times.

I view the firing squad as a more humane way to carry out executions for those on death row, because it is quick and certain, ...

Brad Sigmon, 67, personally requested the unusual punishment after fearing the electric chair would “burn and cook him alive, ...

Only five states allow firing squads for executions. But the firing squad isn’t the primary death penalty method in any of ...

It was a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier ...

South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in ...