South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing squad on Friday, the first use of the method in the United States in 15 years.
Brad Sigmon, 67, chose to be killed by a firing squad, saying he feared the alternatives of the electric chair or lethal injection would risk a slower and more torturous death.
Sigmon was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m., according to Chrysti Shain, a spokesperson for the South Carolina Department of Corrections.
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