Firing squad
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The firing squad is a type of death penalty that is particularly used by armies and remains an option in some states in the United States, such as Utah.[1]
The firing squad, as its name suggests, consists of a row of soldiers or officers who shoot simultaneously at a victim tied to a post. In some implementations only one of the rifles has actual ammunition and other rifles are loaded with blanks, so that the participants do not know which man actually killed the victim.