Inmate suffers bungled execution after firing squad misses target in South Carolina

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Inmate suffers bungled execution after firing squad misses target in South Carolina

A South Carolina death row inmate who died by firing squad in April — the second in five weeks in the state to be killed via that method — suffered a prolonged death after shooters missed their target, his lawyers said.Mikal Mahdi was killed last month by prison officials, but autopsy results, as well as photographs and documents obtained by The Guardian and analyzed by his legal team, indicated that executioners did not follow protocol and that Mahdi endured prolonged pain that outlasted the 10- to 15-second period of consciousness that is expected.Madhi’s lawyers submitted their findings to the South ..