South Carolina Man Executed by Firing Squad for 2004 Killings

Execution by Firing Squad

• 🎯 Steven Bryant was executed by firing squad on Friday night at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina.
• ⏱️ The execution took place shortly after 6:00 p.m., with the shots fired at approximately 6:01 p.m.
• 🗣️ Bryant did not deliver a final statement before the execution.
• 😮 He exhibited shallow breaths for about 30 seconds after the shots, followed by a spasm or cough before being declared dead.

Details of the Execution

• ⚡ Bryant is the third person executed by firing squad in South Carolina since the method was instituted in 2025.
• 🤫 Unlike previous executions by this method, Bryant made no noise, cries of pain, or moans, and was completely silent in the death chamber.
• 😮 He also did not appear to have the heavy breaths observed in the two previous individuals executed by firing squad.

Bryant's Crimes

• 📅 Bryant was put to death for a crime spree in Sumter County in October 2004, during which he killed three people over five days.
• ✍️ The specific crime for which he was executed involved killing a man in his home and writing taunting messages to police in the victim's blood on the wall.