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

Mikal Mahdi reportedly “cried out” and flexed his arms once he was shot, according to a witness of the execution ...

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

Mikal Mahdi, 42, was executed by firing squad, the second execution in South Carolina this year using the controversial ...

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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, ...

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

A South Carolina man executed last month by firing squad may have suffered for an extended period of time before dying ...

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

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

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