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Posted on 05/08/2025 7:24:07 PM PDT by Libloather
A South Carolina firing squad tried to shoot a convicted cop killer in the heart and missed in a “botched” execution that left him in “excruciating” pain as he bled out, according to an autopsy and experts.
Mikal Mahdi, 42 — who murdered a South Carolina police officer during a crime spree in 2004 — was shot to death by a three-person firing squad on April 11.
But an autopsy later revealed that none of the bullets hit his heart directly, and that his chest showed only two bullet wounds instead of three, according to a disturbing report by NPR.
The bullets that struck him injured his liver and other internal organs and allowed his heart to keep beating as he remained alive for roughly a minute, experts said.
“Mr. Mahdi did experience excruciating conscious pain and suffering for about 30 to 60 seconds after he was shot,” pathologist Dr. Jonathan Arden wrote in his analysis of the state autopsy.
Arden, who was hired by Mahdi’s lawyers to review the autopsy, added that Mahdi was “alive and reacting longer than was intended or expected.”
In July 2004, Mahdi went on a multi-state crime spree — committing carjacking, firearm robbery, and three murders, including that of 56-year-old off-duty police officer James Myers, who was shot at least eight times before his body was burned.
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Meh
He’s dead. Doesn’t sound “botched” to me.
Use a robot shooter next time.
I think all cop killers should experience a little pain and suffering. It’s good for the soul.
But he’s dead, right.
My Catholic side comes out with this.
No excuse — it’s honestly most spiritually damaging to the souls of the ones doing the firing.
Liberals are in love with wicked criminals. It’s disgusting.
Next time use an AA battery.
The Norks have at least a few good ideas, it appears.
Another job displaced by AI (don’t think too much about Hal9000).
A pair of mini Gatling guns.
Successful execution. Guillotine is more merciful.
or just reload
Well, maybe this guy was just different and had a very strong will to survive. Maybe!!
>> a “botched” execution that left him in “excruciating” pain as he bled out
...suffered like the cop he killed, maybe?
Merciful? How merciful was he to his victim?
Let him spin the wheel.
South Carolina firing squad ‘botched’ execution of cop killer Mikal Mahdi as bullets missed heart, left him alive ‘longer than was intended’
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Botched? The scum is DEAD. Doesn’t sound botched to me.
Utah uses many more shooters, rifles and one is told his rifle has a blank.
Oh, and the rifles are sighted in by the individual marksman.
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