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South Carolina Death Row Inmate Becomes First to Be Executed by Firing Squad in 15 Years

The Supreme Court issued a brief order earlier Friday denying Brad Sigmon’s request to stay his execution.
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Becomes First to Be Executed by Firing Squad in 15 Years
Brad Sigmon in a file photo. South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP
Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
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T.J. Muscaro
T.J. Muscaro
3/7/2025|Updated: 3/7/2025
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South Carolina’s Brad Sigmon, 67, became the first U.S. prisoner to be executed by firing squad in 15 years.

He was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. Friday, about two minutes after three volunteer prison employees carried out the execution with rifles.

Sam Dorman is a Washington correspondent covering courts and politics for The Epoch Times. You can follow him on X at @EpochofDorman.
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