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Man executed by firing squad was conscious for up to a minute after bullets missed target, lawyers say

An inmate put to death last month in South Carolina’s second firing squad execution was conscious and likely in extreme pain for up to a minute after the bullets missed their target and failed to quickly stop his heart, according to a pathologist hired by the inmate’s attorneys.  An autopsy photo of Mikal Mahdi’s torso […]

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