US prisoner executed by firing squad for first time in 15 years, sparking massive protests | Pics
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. 1 / 9 A protester holds a sign outside the South Carolina Department of Corrections 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. 2 / 9 Demonstrators gather outside the South Carolina Department of Corrections following the execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, by firing squad. 3 / 9 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.
