Brad Sigmon’s lawyers wanted to delay his death so they could get a fuller hearing in court to learn more about the drug ...

The U.S. is expected to execute someone by firing squad Friday for the first time in 15 years. Brad Sigmon, 67, has elected ...

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

The Idaho Senate on Wednesday voted 28-7 on a bill to make the firing squad the state's primary method of execution.

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

A South Carolina man facing execution for murdering his ex-girlfriends parents will "pay for what he's done," the victims ...

A South Carolina man has selected the firing squad as his preferred method of death in what will become the state's first ...

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

Only three people have been executed by firing squad in the U.S. since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.