Two South Carolina legislators are seeking an investigation into the state’s firing squad execution last month.

The May 2025 firing squad execution of Mikal Deen Mahdi in South Carolina was botched, resulting in a prolonged and painful ...

An autopsy later revealed that none of the bullets hit his heart directly, and that his chest showed only two bullet wounds ...

The lawmaker behind the death penalty bill said he expects legislators will pass it before this year’s session adjourns.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said Wednesday that he disagreed with calls for an investigation into a firing squad ...

A pathologist hired by attorneys for death row inmates says a South Carolina man executed by firing squad was conscious and ...

According to a status report filed by Mikal Mahdi’s lawyers, the autopsy and eyewitness accounts of his death raise several ...

Mikal Mahdi was the second man in South Carolina to be executed by a three-person firing squad on April 11, after admitting ...

Mikal Mahdi was killed last month by prison officials, but autopsy results indicated that executioners did not follow ...

The execution of Mikal Mahdi by firing squad in South Carolina has sparked controversy after his legal team filed a complaint alleging mishandling of the process. The case raises significant questions ...