Author: CNN

Second death row inmate selects firing squad as method of execution

Friday was the deadline for Mikal Mahdi to make a decision.

Columbia, S.C. (CNN)–A second death row inmate has chosen a firing squad for his execution. Friday was the deadline for Mikal Mahdi to make a decision. He is scheduled to be executed on April 11th. In 2004, Mahdi shot and killed an off-duty police officer in Orangeburg County. If the execution is carried out, Mahdi will become the second South…