Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Former Army Major Scheduled for Firing Squad Execution
Nidal Malik Hasan was a doctor in the U.S. Army.
In 2009, he shot soldiers at Fort Hood, killing 13 and injuring 32.
The Pentagon says he is now scheduled to be executed by a firing squad.
It says Pete Hegseth recommended the execution and Donald Trump approved it.
Hasan said at his court-martial that he thought he was protecting Muslims and the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The article says this would be the first U.S. military execution in the country in 65 years.
It names Private John Bennet as the last military member executed in the United States, in 1961.
The Pentagon says Nidal Malik Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad at Fort Hood, Texas.
Hasan, a U.S. Army psychiatrist, killed 13 soldiers and injured 32 at Fort Hood on November 5, 2009.
A Pentagon spokesperson said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the execution and President Donald Trump approved it.
At his 2013 court-martial, Hasan said he believed he was protecting Muslims and the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The article says the last U.S. military execution in the country was Private John Bennet’s hanging in 1961.
- Who
- Nidal Malik Hasan, a former U.S. Army psychiatrist.
- What
- He is scheduled to be executed by firing squad, according to the Pentagon.
- When
- The execution date is not stated; the attack occurred on November 5, 2009, and Hasan's court-martial was in 2013.
- Where
- Fort Hood, Texas.
- Why
- The article reports that Hasan killed 13 soldiers and injured 32 in a 2009 attack; it does not specify the stated legal basis for the execution decision.
- Scheduled method
- Firing squad
- Attack date
- November 5, 2009
- Attack location
- Fort Hood, Texas
- Killed
- 13 soldiers
- Injured
- 32 people
- Court-martial
- 2013
- Last U.S. military execution cited
- Private John Bennet was hanged in 1961