First Execution by Firing Squad in the US in 15 Years

In the United States, there will be an execution by firing squad for the first time in 15 years. This was reported by the Associated Press.

Inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen this method of execution and is awaiting his sentencing. He has rejected execution by electric chair. According to the man, lethal injection is torturous and poses the risk of a prolonged death.

Sigmon was sentenced in 2001 for the murder of his ex-girlfriend's parents. He had kidnapped his former lover, but she managed to escape.

The last execution by firing squad in the US took place in 2010.