South Carolina's execution of Stephen Bryant has reignited debate over the use of the firing squad, which is authorized in ...

The death penalty in Indiana could soon be carried out by a five-person firing squad if a newly introduced bill gains ...

Ralph Menzies was once just days away from death by firing squad. The death row inmate died of natural causes on Wednesday.

An Indiana State Senator is expected to file a bill later this month that would allow executions to be conducted via firing ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina firing squad executed a man on Friday, the third person to die by that method in the state this year. Three prison employees, all with live ammunition, ...

A South Carolina killer who murdered three people in a week and taunted police with a message written in blood is set to become the third inmate in the state executed by the controversial firing squad ...

A proposed bill in Indiana may introduce execution by firing squad as an alternative to lethal injection due to difficulties ...

Senate Bill 11, introduced by Republican Sen. Michael Young, would allow Indiana death row inmates to request execution by firing squad if lethal injection is unavailable, taking effect in 2026.

A Utah man who was spared execution this fall after developing dementia during his 37 years on death row has died of apparent ...

A Utah man who was spared execution this fall after developing dementia during his 37 years on death row has died of apparent ...

Eddie Slovik made a series of decisions that turned him into the only American soldier executed for desertion since the Civil ...