State recent brought firing squad back onto the law books . Was reinstated as second choice amid shortage of lethal injection drugs . Before 2004 , inmates could choose - and three went for firing squad . One is Taberone Honie , who killed his sister-in-law and her baby in 1984 . Firing squad sees prisoner face five marksman with rifles from 25ft away .
State recent brought firing squad back onto the law books . Was reinstated as second choice amid shortage of lethal injection drugs . Before 2004 , inmates could choose - and three went for firing squad . One is Ron Lafferty , who killed his sister-in-law and her baby in 1984 . Firing squad sees prisoner face five marksman with rifles from 25ft away .