South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing squad on Friday, the first use of the method in the United States in 15 years.

A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad, the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections.

Brad Sigmon, the South Carolina man who beat his ex-girlfriend's parents to death with a bat, will become the first person executed by firing squad in the United States in 15 years on Friday, March 7,