The first firing squad execution in over 15 years was carried out last month. It provides a glimpse into how such executions ...

The others all occurred in Utah. This photo provided by South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Mikal Mahdi. South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP The firing squad is an execution ...

A few more details are known about South Carolina's firing squad as the state prepares to carry out its second execution by ...

Mikal Mahdi was sentenced to die 20 years ago for the ambush killing of an off-duty police officer. He will be the fifth inmate executed by South Carolina in less than eight months as the state makes ...

Mikal Mahdi’s execution came about a month after the first person in state history was killed in such a manner. Before that, ...

Mahdi was sentenced to life in prison for that killing. Mahdi's final appeal was rejected this week by both the U.S. and South Carolina Supreme Courts. His lawyers said Mahdi's original attorneys ...