South Carolina executes man by firing squad, in state’s third such killing in year Stephen Bryant, 44, convicted over 2004 murder, was shot dead despite growing backlash against ‘barbaric’ method The Guardian - US · Nov 14, 2025
Spiritual adviser to man executed by firing squad: 'We're more than the worst thing we've done.' When 67-year-old Brad Sigmon was put to death on March 7 in South Carolina, it was the first time in 15 years that an execution in the United States had been carried out by a firing squad The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025
South Carolina executes first man in 13 years despite new evidence of innocence Khalil Divine Black Sun Allah, 46, killed by lethal injection days after state’s key witness recanted critical testimony The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2024
‘He didn’t do it’: days before execution in South Carolina, key witness says he lied Lawyers scramble to halt death of Khalil Divine Black Sun Allah, AKA Freddie Owens, after claim from co-defendant The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2024
‘He deserves to live’: South Carolina to execute first man in 13 years despite doubts raised by evidence Khalil Allah is set to be killed by lethal injection despite a key witness saying last month he made false remarks at trial The Guardian - US · Sep 18, 2024
South Carolina justices refuse to stop state's first execution in 13 years The South Carolina Supreme Court has refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024
South Carolina prepares for first execution in more than 13 years After July ruling that state’s death penalty is legal, a man on death row has a week to decide how he will be executed The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2024
Idaho firing squad bill forms friction between attorney general, prison officials BOISE, Idaho — A concerted push to allow Idaho to use a firing squad for inmate executions left out a key collaborator — the agency charged with carrying out the state’s death sentences. Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023