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South Carolina executes second man by firing squad

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A firing squad is set to execute South Carolina inmate Mikal Mahdi today. What to know.

Under the state's execution protocols, the firing squad will put a hood over Mahdi's head and shoot him in the heart simultaneously with three bullets.

New York Post · 5d

South Carolina’s highest court denies appeal to stay upcoming firing squad execution for cop killer

Mahdi is to be put to death with three bullets to the heart at 6 p.m. on April 11 at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia.

South Carolina executes Mikal Mahdi by firing squad

Mahdi was convicted of the 2004 death of Orangeburg Public Safety officer James Myers. The Associated Press reported that police said Mahdi killed a store clerk in North Carolina and stole a car at gunpoint in Columbia, South Carolina when he hid in Myers' shed at his Calhoun County farm after he couldn't buy gas for the stolen car.

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Teens who allegedly failed to put out cigarettes accused of causing massive South Carolina wildfire

The three teenagers are accused of causing the Table Rock Fire after failing to extinguish cigarettes while on a hiking trail ...

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Millions across Midwest and South reeling from widespread flooding as storm death toll rises to 24

In Louisville, Kentucky, river levels rose 5 feet in just 24 hours. In Owensboro, Kentucky, a levee broke, sending water into ...

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Rain near Western North Carolina mountains expected to help firefighters combat wildfires

Rain over the weekend helped fire crews in the region, and they hope more rain and thunderstorms will suppress wildfires ...

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Burn permits available in North Carolina; 3 teens arrested in South Carolina

Burning permits became available and the ban from burning covering all 100 North Carolina counties was lifted Wednesday, the ...

Southern Living on MSN4d

The 8 Best Things To Do In Sunset Beach, North Carolina

Sunset Beach, a barrier island off the coast of North Carolina, isn't as well-known as other area destinations but it's a ...

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