COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method, which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection.

Three volunteer prison employees used rifles to carry out the execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, who was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m.

Sigmon's lawyers said he chose the firing squad because the electric chair would "cook him alive," and he feared that a lethal injection.{ai:summary}<p>A South Carolina man, Brad Sigmon, was executed by firing squad on Friday, marking the first U.S. execution by this method in 15 years. Sigmon, 67, had killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat and chose firing squad over other execution methods. </p><p>He was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. #crime</p>

South Carolina man gets rare execution by firing squad for killing ex-girlfriend's parents

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