This is the first death of this type In the United States since 2010the authorities reported.
The American, The oldest prisoner to be executed in the statehe was convicted and death sentenced in 2001 for killing with a baseball bat to the parents of his ex -girlfriend at his home, as well as for the kidnapping and attempted murder of this.
Before its execution, Sigmon wanted to use lethal injection, but after informing He had doubts about the effectiveness of administered drugs and the possibility of causing a slow and painful death, and cited the cases of two executed who recently passed through that trance.
Only four states, in addition to South Carolina, contemplate death by shooting: Idaho, Utah, Mississippi and Oklahoma, But since 1977 only Utah has applied it, three times only.