He was first US prisoner in 15 years to die by this method

A South Carolina man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents was put to death by firing squad yesterday in the first such execution in the United States in 15 years, prison officials said.

COLUMBIA: South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing squad on Friday, the first use of the method in the United States in 15 years.Brad Sigmon, 67, chose to be killed by a firing squad,...

A journalist recounts witnessing South Carolina’s first firing squad execution in 15 years, describing the chilling moment three riflemen ended Brad Sigmon’s life in a sudden, violent display of justice.

Brad Sigmon, 67, was executed by firing squad in South Carolina, the first such U.S. execution in 15 years. He chose this method over electrocution or lethal injection, fearing extreme suffering.

Double murderer Brad Sigmon, 67, became the first US death row inmate in 15 years to be executed by firing squad when he was shot by three prison guards - his final words have now been revealed

March 7 (UPI) -- For the first time in 15 years, a state has put a person to death by firing squad.

Double murderer Brad Sigmon has become the first person to be executed by firing squad in the United States in fifteen years.