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, a convicted murderer in South Carolina, has chosen to die by firing squad over lethal injection or the electric chair. Sentenced in 2001 for a brutal double murder, Sigmon's decision arises from the horrific nature of all available execution methods.

Brad Sigmon chose bullets over lethal injection or the electric chair, "which would burn and cook him alive," his attorney said.