South Carolina man chooses execution by firing squad despite concerns over last death by bullets
October 31, 2025
A man on death row in South Carolina has chosen to die by firing squad. Stephen Bryant will be the third inmate in the state this year to be killed by volunteers firing from 15 feet away. His execution is set for November 14. The 44-year-old Bryant is being executed for killing a man and taunting investigators with messages written in the victim’s blood. He also killed two other men in 2004. His decision to die by firing squad may lead to a court fight. Attorneys for another man executed this way claimed he suffered before he died because the shooters nearly missed his heart.