US to add firing squads electrocution and gassing as federal execution alternatives

Lethal injection drug shortages are pushing new methods

The Trump administration says it will expand federal execution options beyond lethal injection, adding firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation for those convicted of the gravest crimes. The move follows a return to federal executions in 2021 after a 20-year pause, when 13 prisoners were put to death using lethal injections amid mounting drug-access hurdles.