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2nd South Carolina death row inmate chooses firing squad

Man on death row chooses gruelling execution method which has only been used on four inmates in the past 50 years

Mikal Mahdi murdered an off-duty police officer by shooting him eight times and dousing him in diesel before setting him alight

The State Columbia, SC on MSN · 1d

A second person on South Carolina’s death row has chosen to be executed by firing squad

Mikal Mahdi, who killed a South Carolina police officer during a multi-state crime spree, has chosen to die by firing squad. He is only the second person in the state to choose to die this way since it was added as a method of execution by the state legislature in 2021.

CBS News · 22h

Another South Carolina death row inmate chooses to die by firing squad 40 days after first execution

Mikal Mahdi, who pleaded guilty to murder for killing a police officer in 2004, is scheduled to be executed April 11.

The (Raleigh) News & Observer on MSN11d

After nearly 30 years on death row, he’s fighting for NC to give him a basic education

Marcus Mitchell has advocated for access to a high school education for individuals on death row for nearly two decades. Now, ...

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SC Supreme Court sets next execution date; here's who else is on death row and the crimes

Mikal Mahdi, convicted of murdering an Orangeburg police officer, is scheduled to die on April 11; he's among 26 people awaiting execution ...

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