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

The newspaper reported that Gardner was strapped down and a hood placed over his head. The five shooters out of view of the ...

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 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.

When a South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat steps into the death row chamber Friday ...

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

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

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, has opted not to die by electrocution or lethal injection in his planned March 7 execution. The last firing ...

South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die by firing squad March 7, a first for the state after he raised doubts ...