South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said Wednesday that he disagreed with calls for an investigation into a firing squad execution allegedly mishandled by the state.

The May 2025 firing squad execution of Mikal Deen Mahdi in South Carolina was botched, resulting in a prolonged and painful ...

An upstate lawmaker is calling for an investigation into South Carolina's most recent death penalty case. Mikal Mahdi was executed by firing squad last month, the second time in the state's history.

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

Representatives in South Carolina have filed a letter to state leaders saying Mikal Mahdi's execution was, in their words, ...