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Mikal Mahdi, 42, was executed in South Carolina on April 11, 2025, for the murder of off-duty Orangeburg Public Safety Officer James Myers in 2004. Mahdi also killed a store clerk in North Carolina.

South Carolina Cop killer dies after ‘botched’ firing squad execution; witness in the room reveals how it happened Mikal Mahdi, 42, was executed for the violent killing of off-duty Orangeburg ...

Mahdi's execution was the 12th inmate in the U.S. this year and the third in South Carolina. Another inmate was executed in the U.S. this week: Michael Tanzi by lethal injection in Florida on Tuesday.

South Carolina is set to execute 42-year-old Mikal Mahdi by firing squad for killing an off-duty police officer who was ambushed, shot nine times and set on fire.

Mikal Mahdi, who pleaded guilty to murder for killing a police officer in 2004, is scheduled to be executed April 11. Mahdi, 41, had the choice of dying by firing squad, lethal injection or the ...

Mahdi was pronounced dead at 6:05 p.m. after he was struck in the heart by three bullets. AP. Mahdi continued to groan and take deep breaths for about two minutes before taking one final gasp ...

Mahdi will be strapped to a chair 15 feet from three prison employees who volunteered to be on the firing squad. A target will be placed on his chest.