Firing Squad
The inmate is strapped to a chair in front of an oval-shaped canvas wall. The chair is surrounded by sandbags to absorb the blood. They pull a black hood over the inmate’s head. A doctor locates the inmate’s heart, so the firing squad knows where to shoot. Standing in an enclosure 20 feet away, five shooters are armed with .30 caliber rifles loaded with single rounds. One of the shooters is given blank rounds. Each of the shooters aims his rifle through a slot in the canvas and fires at the inmate.
The inmate is strapped to a chair in front of an oval-shaped canvas wall. The chair is surrounded by sandbags to absorb the blood. They pull a black hood over the inmate’s head. A doctor locates the inmate’s heart, so the firing squad knows where to shoot. Standing in an enclosure 20 feet away, five shooters are armed with .30 caliber rifles loaded with single rounds. One of the shooters is given blank rounds. Each of the shooters aims his rifle through a slot in the canvas and fires at the inmate.