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South Carolina inmate's firing squad execution 'botched,' bullets mostly missed heart, lawyers say

Mikal Mahdi was the second man in South Carolina to be executed by a three-person firing squad on April 11, after admitting to killing an off-duty police officer in 2004.

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Man executed by firing squad was conscious for up to a minute after bullets missed target, lawyers say

A pathologist hired by death row inmates' attorneys says a South Carolina man executed by firing squad was conscious and likely in extreme pain for up to a minute.

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Cop killer dies after ‘botched’ firing squad execution; witness in the room reveals how it happened

A botched firing squad execution left Mikal Mahdi conscious and in agony for up to a minute, after bullets missed his heart, a pathologist alleges.

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Attorneys: Firing squad execution of South Carolina inmate was ‘botched’

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The legal team for a man who was executed by firing squad in South Carolina claims the process was mishandled by the state. Attorneys representing Mikal Mahdi filed a ...

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Firing squads proposed as death penalty option. Could executions resume in NC?

In March, South Carolina executed Brad Sigmon, who was sentenced to death for killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a ...

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