A SOUTH Carolina firing squad has been accused by experts of botching the execution of a convicted cop killer, leaving him in ...

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

Two South Carolina legislators have requested an investigation into the state's firing squad execution last month after ...

The solicitor who sought the death penalty for Mikal Mahdi responded Thursday to calls to investigate his execution.

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

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

State Reps. Neil Collins (R-District 5) and Justin Bamberg (D-District 90) question whether 'proper standards and protocols' ...

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

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

The autopsy notes two bullet wounds even though there were three shooters, and a forensic expert says the misfires likely ...

It was driven home when South Carolina released the results of a state-sponsored autopsy in the case of Mikal Mahdi, who it put to death by firing squad last month. The autopsy showed that the ...

An upstate lawmaker is calling for an investigation into South Carolina's most recent death penalty case. Mikal Mahdi was executed by firing squad last month, the second time in the state's history.