Billings Gazette

South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair

South Carolina is one of eight states to still use the electric chair and one of four to allow a firing squad, according to the Washington-based nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center.
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Court halts South Carolina plan for firing squad execution

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay, halting the state from carrying out plans for its first-ever firing squad execution. Wednesday's order by ...
The Pantagraph

Firing squad executions get green light in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has given the green light to firing squad executions, a method codified into state law last year after a decade-long pause in carrying out death sentences ...