Another South Carolina death row inmate chooses to die by firing squad 40 days after first execution
Mikal Mahdi, who pleaded guilty to murder for killing a police officer in 2004, is scheduled to be executed April 11.
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A second person on South Carolina’s death row has chosen to be executed by firing squad
Mikal Mahdi, who killed a South Carolina police officer during a multi-state crime spree, has chosen to die by firing squad.
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Mikal Mahdi was sentenced to death for killing an off-duty Orangeburg police officer in Calhoun County, South Carolina.
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Another South Carolina death row inmate chooses to die by firing squad 40 days after first execution
A South Carolina death row inmate on Friday chose ... an assistant federal public defender with the Capital Habeas Unit for the Fourth Circuit. Mahdi ambushed Orangeburg public safety officer ...