South Carolina Executes Inmate by Firing Squad NYT Par :Eduardo Medina 8 mars 2025 à 02:44 The last time such an execution took place was 15 years ago, in Utah. The South Carolina inmate chose the method because of his concerns about lethal injection, his lawyer said. © South Carolina Department of Corrections, via Associated PressSouth Carolina’s death chamber in Columbia. The firing squad became a legal execution method in the state in 2021.