Nikolas Cruz, who killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Fla., in 2018, faces either life imprisonment or the death penalty. On Monday, Cruz's defense attorneys claimed that the shooter’s ...

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. The execution of ...

South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace is introducing the "Restoring the Death Penalty in DC Act." ...

South Carolina prosecutors may seek the death penalty against Alex Murdaugh in his upcoming retrial, according to a statement from Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson on Friday. The development ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said Friday it is expanding federal execution protocols to include "additional manners of execution, such as the firing squad," while also directing the Bureau of ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced legislation Thursday to restore the death penalty in Washington, D.C. The Restoring the Death Penalty in DC Act would make ...