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Will there be an execution by firing squad in the United States by the end of 2026?
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_by_firing_squad#United_States

As of 2024, Idaho, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah use the firing squad for the death penalty. In 2024, Tennessee were debating about using the firing squad. On March 20, 2023, the bill passed the Idaho state legislature, and was signed by the governor.

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Did it actually happen? I thought it was scheduled for 6pm eastern (still 10 minutes out)?

https://people.com/sc-man-executed-firing-squad-after-losing-last-minute-appeal-11693113

South Carolina Man, 67, to Be Executed by Firing Squad Tonight, the First in 15 Years, After Losing Last-Minute Appeal
Brad Sigmon, the South Carolina man who beat his ex-girlfriend's parents to death with a bat, will become the first person executed by firing squad in the United States in 15 years on Friday, March 7, after his last-minute appeal for clemency failed.

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