Mahdi had the choice of dying by firing squad, lethal injection or the electric chair. "Faced with barbaric and inhumane choices, Mikal Mahdi has chosen the lesser of three evils," Weiss said.

Lawyers who represent the recently executed Mikal Mahdi are alleging that the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) “botched” their client’s firing squad execution, which caused ...

Mikal Mahdi is scheduled to die April 11 for the 2004 killing of an off-duty police officer after ambushing him in the officer's work shed in Calhoun County and setting his body on fire after ...

Mikal Mahdi was put to death on Friday after pleading guilty to murder in 2004. Mikal Mahdi cried out as the shots hit him, and his arms flexed. He groaned two more times about 45 seconds after that.

South Carolina plans to execute Mikal Mahdi this month. A bare description of his crimes might make that seem justified: In 2004, Mikal murdered Christopher Boggs, a store clerk in North Carolina ...

South Carolina kills inmate Mikal Mahdi by firing squad in state’s second execution in a hail of bullets in 5 weeks By The Associated Press April 11, 2025, 3:17 PM 1:14 ...

An autopsy photo of Mikal Mahdi's torso showed only two distinct wounds from the three volunteer prison employees who all had live ammunition in the April 11 execution, according to the ...

Mikal Deen Mahdi, seen during his sentencing hearing in 2006, was executed April 11, 2025, in Columbia by firing squad. His attorneys say autopsy shows bullets missed his heart.

South Carolina execution protestors demonstrate outside the scheduled execution of South Carolina inmate Mikal Mahdi in Columbia, S.C., Friday, April 11, 2025. Credit: AP/David Yeazell ...

Mikal Mahdi, who pleaded guilty to murder for killing a police officer in 2004, is scheduled to be executed April 11. Mahdi, 41, had the choice of dying by firing squad, lethal injection or the ...

South Carolina plans to execute Mikal Mahdi this month. A bare description of his crimes might make that seem justified: In 2004, Mikal murdered Christopher Boggs, a store clerk in North Carolina.

South Carolina plans to execute Mikal Mahdi this month. A bare description of his crimes might make that seem justified: In 2004, Mikal murdered Christopher Boggs, a store clerk in North Carolina.