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Pentagon Says Hasan’s Firing-Squad Execution Will Be Livestreamed
The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan’s execution is planned for December 3.
Hasan was convicted for a shooting at Fort Hood in 2009.
Thirteen people were killed.
The articles give different numbers for how many people were wounded: 30 or 32.
The military says Hasan will be executed by a firing squad of soldiers.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the public would be able to watch.
The Pentagon says the execution will be livestreamed, but more details have not yet been released.
If it happens, it will be the first U.S. military execution since 1961.
It will also be the first firing-squad execution by the U.S. military since 1945.
The Pentagon said Nidal Hasan’s scheduled December 3 execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, with further details to come.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said soldiers would form the firing squad and the public would be able to watch.
Hasan, a former U.S. Army psychiatrist, was sentenced to death in 2013 for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.
The shooting killed 13 people; the articles differ on the number wounded, reporting either 30 or 32.
The planned execution would be the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and its first firing-squad execution since 1945.
- Who
- Nidal Hasan, a former U.S. Army psychiatrist, is scheduled to be executed by a military firing squad.
- What
- The Pentagon says the execution will be livestreamed.
- Where
- The articles identify the 2009 attack as occurring at Fort Hood, Texas, now known as Fort Cavazos; they do not specify where the execution will take place.
- When
- The execution is scheduled for December 3, 2026.
- Why
- Hasan was sentenced to death after a military jury convicted him of premeditated murder and attempted premeditated murder in connection with the 2009 shooting.
Key facts
- Scheduled execution
- December 3, 2026
- Execution method
- Firing squad made up of soldiers
- Livestream
- A Pentagon official confirmed it would be livestreamed; further details were pending.
- 2009 shooting deaths
- 13 people, including 12 soldiers and one civilian
- Reported wounded
- The articles differ: one reports 32 wounded, while the other reports 30.
- Death sentence
- A military jury sentenced Hasan to death in 2013.
- Historical context
- The articles say the last U.S. military execution was in 1961 and the last military firing-squad execution was in 1945.
- Execution approval
- The Pentagon said President Donald Trump approved Hasan’s execution.
Quotes
Pentagon official
An unnamed Pentagon official who spoke to AFP.
“He’s going to get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be, and we’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public”
news18.com
“People need to understand that...there's serious consequence for these types of things.”
wionews.com
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