US prisoner executed by firing squad for first time in 15 years, sparking massive protests | Pics
A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad, the first in the US in 15 years.
A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad, the first in the US in 15 years. Brad Sigmon, 67, was shot by three prison staff.
A protester holds a sign outside the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) after death row inmate Brad Sigmon, 67, was executed by firing squad at Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina, on March 7, 2025.(REUTERS)
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Demonstrators gather outside the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) following the execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, by firing squad. Since 1977, only three other U.S. prisoners have faced this method, all in Utah, with the last being Ronnie Lee Gardner in 2010.(REUTERS)
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On Friday in South Carolina, protesters holding signs reading “All life is precious” and “Execute justice, not people” assembled outside the prison ahead of Sigmon’s execution.(REUTERS)
Three volunteer prison employees carried out Brad Sigmon’s execution using rifles. He was pronounced dead at 6.08 pm (local time) on Friday.(REUTERS)
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Randy Gardner holds the ashes of his brother Ronnie, the last U.S. death row inmate executed by firing squad, during a protest against Brad Sigmon’s execution in Columbia, SC on March 7, 2025.(AP)
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