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 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'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.

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.

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 ...

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 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.

Mahdi's execution marked South Carolina's second this year using a firing squad, though it's just the fifth in the U.S. since 1977. South Carolina carried out the firing squad execution execution ...

90 Day Fiancé season 11 premiered with a (mostly) new cast of couples navigating their journeys to the altar, including Mahdi and Stevi. After the premiere on February 16, 2025, fans are ...

A s 90 Day Fiancé’s Mahdi Al-Saadi and Stevi Nichole prepare for marriage, they are navigating some serious trust issues that could throw a wrench in their plans. Stevi, who hails from ...