South Carolina Executes Second Inmate by Firing Squad | JQJO

South Carolina carried out its second firing squad execution in a month. Mikal Mahdi, 41, was put to death Friday night for the 2006 murder of an off-duty police officer. Mahdi, who pleaded guilty, chose the firing squad method from available options. This follows the state's first firing squad execution in 15 years, marking a renewed use of this method.