The May 2025 firing squad execution of Mikal Deen Mahdi in South Carolina was botched, resulting in a prolonged and painful ...

Two South Carolina legislators have requested an investigation into the state's firing squad execution last month after ...

An upstate lawmaker is calling for an investigation into South Carolina's most recent death penalty case. Mikal Mahdi was executed by firing squad last month, the second time in the state's history.

Cop-killer Mikal Mahdi yelled in pain when he was shot inside of the state’s death chamber on April 11. He was executed for ...

Representatives in South Carolina have filed a letter to state leaders saying Mikal Mahdi's execution was, in their words, botched.

Representatives in South Carolina have filed a letter to state leaders saying Mikal Mahdi’s execution was, in their words, botched.

SC Representatives send letter to Governor McMaster to open investigation into "botched" death row inmate execution.