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“And the DNC has spent six months on a firing squad in the circle, and can’t even fire a shot out,” Emanuel added. “And Trump’s world is a target-rich environment.” ...

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NO. 7: 2 SC LEGISLATORS SEEK INVESTIGATION INTO CLAIM OF ‘BOTCHED’ FIRING SQUAD Cop-killer Mikal Mahdi yelled in pain when he was shot inside of the state’s death chamber on April 11.

Officials in South Carolina gave remarks to the media on the firing squad execution of Mikal Mahdi, who was convicted of killing three people and numerous other "spree" crimes in 2004.

The Brief A federal judge declined to stop Stephen Stanko’s execution, scheduled for Friday evening. The judge limited arguments to lethal injection, the method Stanko chose over firing squad.