Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the U.S. in 15 years.

A South Carolina death row inmate has chosen to be executed by a firing squad next month rather than by lethal injection or the electric chair.

Brad Sigmon, who used a baseball bat to kill his ex-girlfriend's parents at their home in Greenville County, California, didn't pick the electric chair because it would "burn and cook him alive"

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Dawn Staley and the No. 6 South Carolina Gamecocks beat the Vanderbilt Commodores 82-54 on Sunday night. However, Staley had high remarks for the opposing team’s star Mikayla Blakes. In 31 minutes of action,

The fatal hit-and-run is one in a string of street racing and street takeover deaths and injuries in Los Angeles.

The pedestrian was struck by a grey Dodge Charger that was involved in a street race at around 10 p.m. on Saturday evening, according to police.

The victim, who was walking outside the unmarked crosswalk, was struck by the grey Dodge Charger, police said. The Charger sped away from the scene.