Lawyer for Man Executed by Firing Squad Says Bullets Missed His Heart

Mikal Mahdi became the second inmate in South Carolina to be executed by firing squad this year.

Modified date: May 12, 2025

May 11, 2025

Mikal Mahdi’s execution autopsy report released, lawyer says bullets missed his heart.

Mahdi’s legal team alleges that the firing squad’s bullets missed his heart, causing unnecessary suffering.

Convicted Double Murderer Mikal Mahdi Executed by Firing Squad in South Carolina. Credit SCCDC

South Carolina has executed Mikal Mahdi, the second inmate in the state’s history to die by firing squad.

Mahdi, 41, is the fifth person executed by the State since it resumed capital punishment in September 2024.

Despite pleas from advocacy groups, Governor Henry McMaster did not grant Mahdi clemency.

Se publica el informe de la autopsia de la ejecución de Mikal Mahdi; su abogado afirma que las balas no alcanzaron su corazón.

El equipo jurídico de Mahdi alega que las balas del pelotón de fusilamiento no alcanzaron su corazón, causándole un sufrimiento innecesario.

Carolina del Sur ha ejecutado a Mikal Mahdi, el segundo recluso en la historia del estado que muere fusilado.

Mahdi, de 41 años, es la quinta persona ejecutada por el Estado desde que reanudó la pena capital en septiembre de 2024.

A pesar de las súplicas de grupos de defensa, el gobernador Henry McMaster no concedió clemencia a Mahdi.

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