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Reporter describes disturbing reality of witnessing rare execution method recently used for first time in 15 years
A reporter who witnessed the first firing squad execution in the US for 15 years described how disturbing it was.
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Chilling last words of death row inmate first to be executed by firing squad in 15 years
A white target with a red bullseye was placed over his chest to assist the firing squad in their aim. Three armed prison employees stood 15 feet (4.6 metres) from where he sat in the state's death ...
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A South Carolina Man Executed by Firing Squad Is the First US Prisoner Killed This Way in 15 Years
On Friday, Sigmon wore a black jumpsuit with a hood over his head and a white target with a red bullseye over his chest. The armed prison employees stood 15 feet (4.6 meters) from where he sat in ...
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South Carolina prisoner is first in the U.S. to be executed by firing squad in 15 years
On Friday, Sigmon wore a black jumpsuit with a hood over his head and a white target with a red bullseye over his chest. The armed prison employees stood 15 feet (4.6 meters) from where he sat in ...
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South Carolina is set to execute another inmate by firing squad, one month after first such execution in decades
The abrupt crack of the rifles startled me," Collins wrote. "And the white target with the red bullseye that had been on his chest, standing out against his black prison jumpsuit, disappeared ...
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Violent and sudden. What a firing squad execution looked like through my eyes
The abrupt crack of the rifles startled me. And the white target with the red bullseye that had been on his chest, standing out against his black prison jumpsuit, disappeared instantly as Sigmon's ...