THE convicted killer who once faced death by firing squad for beating his girlfriend’s mother to death then stuffing her body in a suitcase has returned to the US. Tommy Schaefer is now ...

Arizona Republicans are advancing a proposal to bring back firing squad executions, including as a mandatory option for those ...

A South Carolina firing squad has executed Stephen Bryant, 44, on Friday, making him the third person to die by this method in the state this year. Bryant, who was condemned for killing three people ...

Indiana House debate over a bill to legalize execution by firing squad turned into a debate over capital punishment writ large.

A new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis allows more methods of execution for people convicted of capital crimes.

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, ...

Between 2021 and 2023, 100% of all executions in the U.S. were done by lethal injection. In the last year and a half, 16% have involved other methods.

Lawmakers at the statehouse debated the use of firing squads for state executions. A bill that would have authorized a firing squad to carry out the death penalty in Indiana failed to pass out of the ...