Instead of “deadly injection” … the first death in America in 15 years

The authorities in the US state of South Carolina executed a man by shooting, the first American prisoner to be killed in this way 15 years.

The authorities said at a press conference that Brad Sigon, 67, was shot yesterday evening, by three volunteer employees of prison from a distance in a prison in Colombia, the capital of South Carolina.

Sigon, who was linked to a chair and his head was covered with a black cover, chose to carry out the death sentence against him by the shooting squad instead of the deadly injection, pointing to “lack of confidence in the deadly injection,” according to his lawyer.

Lawyer told “Greenville News” that Segon was afraid that the injection would have caused long suffering.

The US Supreme Court had rejected earlier yesterday a request from Segham’s lawyer to stop the death.

In 2001, Segham were convicted of brutal murder for his ex -girlfriend’s parents of Bessbul, at their home.