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Firing squad execution South Carolina's 2nd in 36 days
For the second time in 36 days, a firing squad execution has been carried out in South Carolina. Mikal Mahdi, 42, died Friday ...
Cop-killer called ‘evil’ is second to die by firing squad in SC
Mikal Mahdi was sentenced to death for the 2004 murder of Orangeburg police captain James Myers during a multi-state crime ...
Convicted killer Ralph Menzies could be next death row inmate executed by firing squad
A man convicted of murdering a South Carolina police officer was executed by firing squad. Mikal Mahdi, 42, was shot in the ...
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South Carolina firing squad executes death row inmate despite calls for clemency
Friday night another South Carolina inmate died by firing squad. Mikal Mahdi was on death row for killing an Orangeburg ...
Second SC death row inmate in 15 years is executed by firing squad
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - On Friday, the South Carolina Department of Corrections executed its second death row inmate by firing ...
Man who killed convenience store clerk in Winston-Salem executed for 2nd murder in South Carolina
A firing squad executed a South Carolina man Friday who killed an off-duty police officer, the second time the rare execution method has been used by the state in the past ...
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Mikal Mahdi put to death by firing squad in South Carolina
Mikal Mahdi, who was facing the death penalty for committing two murders, was executed by firing squad on Friday in South ...
S.C. Man, Who Was Convicted of Killing a Cop, Chose This Upscale Final Meal Before His Firing Squad Execution
Mikal Mahdi, who was convicted of two 2004 murders, including the death of an off-duty cop, chose an upscale final meal ahead ...