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

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man who was twice sentenced to die for killing two people nearly two decades ago was ...

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

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

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

The May 2025 firing squad execution of Mikal Deen Mahdi in South Carolina was botched, resulting in a prolonged and painful death, and raising questions about the constitutionality of the method and ...

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

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

Cop-killer Mikal Mahdi yelled in pain when he was shot inside of the state’s death chamber on April 11. He was executed for ...

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

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

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two South Carolina legislators have requested an investigation into the state's firing squad execution last month after lawyers for the inmate said his autopsy showed the shots ...