( NewsNation ) — South Carolina on Friday executed convicted murderer Brad Sigmon by firing squad after the death row inmate called for the end of capital punishment through a written statement that was read to witnesses.
It was the first time in 15 years that a firing squad had been used in the United States, and the first time for South Carolina.
Sigmon, 67, was convicted of fatally beating his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 2001. The execution was carried out Friday about 6:05 p.m. local time after Gov. Henry McMaster declined to grant clemency to Sigmon…