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April 14, 2025

Firing Squad Executes South Carolina Prisoner Mikal Mahdi
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In South Carolina, a firing squad shot and killed a death row prisoner
on Friday. Witnesses report Mikal Mahdi cried out when multiple bullets
struck him; he groaned twice and continued breathing for 80 seconds
before taking a final, gasping breath. It's the second time South
Carolina has used the execution method in the past five weeks.


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