Kolumbia, South Carolina — Brad Keith Sigmon, wanda aka yi shekara 67, an kasa shi ne ranar Juma’a, Maris 7, 2025, a matsayin mutum na farko da aka kashe a Amurka tun shekara 2010, sannan kuma na farko a tarihin South Carolina na zamani, an yi masa hukuncin kisa ta hanyar firing squad. Sigmon ya amince ya za une a kujerar harbin Özellikle.
Sigmon ya kashe ma’auratansa, David da Gladys Larke, a ranar 27 ga Afrilu, 2001, inda ya bugun su gwiwa biyu. Ya kuma sace ‘yar uwansa, Rebecca Armstrong, wacce ta tsere daga motarsa. Sigmon ya yin fyade ma kanta a gaban ‘yan jarida, kamar yadda akwatin alkalin ya nuna. Ya ce: “Ban da why, me ne muka yi hakan. Ina kulle da son ku.”
A yayin da aka yi masa hukuncin kisa, Sigmon ya za une ya yi hukuncin kisa ta hanyar harbi fiye da hanyoyin injection na uwaiko da kujerar laka. An gudu shi a Broad River Correctional Institution, inda aka yi masa hukuncin kisa.
Armstrong, ‘yar uwansa Sigmon, ta yi wa USA TODAY magana a yayin da take mika fuska a shekara 24 ba tun lokacin da aka kashe iyayenta — ta ce Sigmon ya shawo kan iyayenta kanta. Ta ce: “Ya rusa rayuwar mu. Ya kamata ya jure ilahi.”
An yi masa hukuncin kisa bayan an sanar da shirin jiya. An gudu shi a kujerar metal, kake menene g sealing a kai, a wajen sashen gawarwaki. Wata ƙungiya ta ‘yan sandan gidan yari, matukar su uku, sun nuna masa harbi daga nesa. An yi masa hukuncin kisa marmara, tare da.rectangle daga kai, domin aMad in k touchscreen.
