LIVE: Execution by firing squad to proceed as Governor denies clemency

COLUMBIA, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – A man who has been on South Carolina’s death row for more than 20 years is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m.

Brad Sigmon, 67, elected to die by firing squad, citing concerns about the suffering he would endure if he picked lethal injection. Sigmon was sentenced to death in 2002 for beating his ex-girlfriend’s parents, David and Galdys Larke, to death with a baseball bat in their Greenville County home.

The Larkes’ daughter had recently broken up with Sigmon, and he planned to kill her too. He abducted her at gunpoint and shot her as she jumped from the car to escape. Thankfully, she survived her injuries.

After stealing an RV, Sigmon went on the run for ten days. He was caught at a campground in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

On Friday afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to delay Sigmon’s execution.

Governor Henry McMaster also denied clemency for Sigmon. He announced the decision shortly after 6 p.m., saying he carefully considered the application and reviewed judicial decisions in the case.

Protestors are gathered outside the South Carolina Department of Corrections to oppose the death penalty. Multiple people, including the brother of the last man in the U.S. to die by firing squad have spoken out against the execution method.

Stay with FOX Carolina for updates on this developing story.

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