Two South Carolina legislators are seeking an investigation into the state's firing squad execution last month.

According to a status report filed by Mikal Mahdi’s lawyers, the autopsy and eyewitness accounts of his death raise several ...

South Carolina legislators call for an investigation into Mikal Mahdi's firing squad execution, amid claims of a "botched" ...

The solicitor who sought the death penalty for Mikal Mahdi responded Thursday to calls to investigate his execution.

State Reps. Neil Collins (R-District 5) and Justin Bamberg (D-District 90) question whether 'proper standards and protocols' ...

Mikal Mahdi, a South Carolina inmate executed by firing squad, is said to have died in 'excruciating conscious pain,' ...

The May 2025 firing squad execution of Mikal Deen Mahdi in South Carolina was botched, resulting in a prolonged and painful death, and raising questions about the constitutionality of the method and ...

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 ...

the prison system and leaders in the state House and Senate for an independent and comprehensive review of the April 11 execution of Mikal Mahdi. They also want the firing squad removed from the ...

A South Carolina triple murderer and cop killer suffered "excruciating conscious pain" during a botched execution by firing squad last month.