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Trump Approves Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter
Nidal Malik Hasan was an Army psychiatrist who opened fire at Fort Hood in 2009.
Thirteen people were killed.
The articles give different numbers for those wounded: 30 in one account and 32 in another.
A military jury convicted Hasan and sentenced him to death in 2013.
The Pentagon says President Donald Trump has approved an execution by firing squad.
The execution date has not been announced.
The articles differ about who will set its time and place: one says the Army secretary, while another attributes that role to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
If it happens, it would be the first execution by the US military since 1961.
The Pentagon said President Donald Trump approved a US Army firing squad execution for Nidal Malik Hasan.
Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.
The articles differ on the number of people wounded: one reports 30, while another reports 32.
A military jury sentenced Hasan to death in 2013; the execution date has not been announced.
If carried out, the execution would be the US military’s first since 1961.
- Who
- Nidal Malik Hasan; President Donald Trump approved the execution, following a recommendation by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- What
- Trump approved an execution by US Army firing squad for Hasan, who was convicted in the Fort Hood shooting.
- Where
- The shooting took place at Fort Hood, Texas. The execution location has not been announced.
- When
- The approval was announced Monday, October 5, 2026; no execution date was given. The shooting occurred on November 5, 2009.
- Why
- Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 shooting and sentenced to death by a military jury in 2013.
Key facts
- Convicted person
- Nidal Malik Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist
- Shooting date
- November 5, 2009
- Shooting location
- Fort Hood, Texas
- Deaths
- 13 people: 12 soldiers and one civilian
- Reported wounded
- Accounts differ: 30 in one article and 32 in another
- Death sentence
- A military jury sentenced Hasan in 2013
- Approved method
- US Army firing squad
- Execution schedule
- No date announced; the articles differ over whether the Army secretary or Pete Hegseth will set the time and place
Quotes
Sean Parnell
Pentagon spokesperson
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has recommended, and President Donald J. Trump has approved, death by US Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan.”
wionews.com
“The Secretary of the Army will set the time and place of the execution. Judgement day for Hasan has finally come.”
indianexpress.com
firstpost.com
wionews.com
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