Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the U.S. in 15 years.

A South Carolina death row inmate has chosen to be executed by a firing squad next month rather than by lethal injection or the electric chair.

Brad Sigmon, who used a baseball bat to kill his ex-girlfriend's parents at their home in Greenville County, California, didn't pick the electric chair because it would "burn and cook him alive"

The No. 1-ranked OU women’s gymnastics team defeated No. 24 North Carolina 198.050-196.200 Sunday in the Metroplex Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.

The Sooners beat Florida earlier in the week and finished things with an impressive victory over North Carolina in Fort Worth.