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

A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say ...

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 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 ...

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

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

Three volunteer South Carolina prison employees will be the firing squad used to execute condemned killer Brad Sigmon on ...

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

Not much is known about the people who will fire the rifles. Prison officials said they have "completed all required training." ...

A man on death row will become South Carolina's first ever execution by firing squad later this week after revealing why he ...