South Carolina is set to execute inmate Brad Sigmon using a firing squad, marking the first use of this execution method in the state. Sigmon, convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents in 2001, opted for the firing squad due to concerns about the state's lethal injection process. The method has not been employed in the U.S. since 2010, although it remains a controversial topic, with polls indicating public support for the death penalty but opposition to firing squads as an outdated practice. The execution is scheduled at Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, S.C.
Polls show that a majority of Americans favor the death penalty, but many view the firing squad as an archaic form of justice.
Mr. Sigmon chose to be shot because he had concerns about South Carolina's lethal injection process.
If the execution is carried out, Mr. Sigmon will be the first inmate killed in such a manner in the state's history.
As lethal injection drugs have become harder to obtain and have at times resulted in botched executions, several states have recently legalized firing squads.
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