A convicted cop killer who became the second death row inmate in South Carolina to die by firing squad chomped on a ribeye ...

Mikal Mahdi, 42, chose to die by three bullets to the heart instead of lethal injection or the electric chair.

The state's execution protocols called for a hood to be pulled over Mahdi's head before three volunteer corrections staff ...

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

Mikal Mahdi, who was facing the death penalty for committing two murders, was executed by firing squad on Friday in South ...

For the second time in 36 days, a firing squad execution has been carried out in South Carolina. Mikal Mahdi, 42, died Friday ...

Mikal Mahdi, 42, was executed by the state of South Carolina on April 11 for the violent killing of off-duty Orangeburg ...

Mikal Mahdi, who was convicted of two 2004 murders, including the death of an off-duty cop, chose an upscale final meal ahead ...

A South Carolina man on death row prepares to be put to death by firing squad, as his lawyer says the case is a matter of ...

The execution of Mikal Mahdi, 42, will mark the second time in five weeks that the state has used a firing squad.

South Carolina prison officials put a man to death by firing squad for the second time in just over a month when they ...

Sigmon chose the firing squad out of fear of more suffering if given a lethal injection or put in the electric chair Barring any last-minute stay, the US State of South Carolina plans to execute ...