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United States military to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter

The Pentagon announced that the December execution of Nidal Malik Hasan will be broadcast live following approval by President Donald Trump.

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The United States Department of Defense plans to broadcast the upcoming execution of Nidal Malik Hasan live to the public, BBC News and France 24 reported. United States Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that the execution will be carried out by a firing squad composed of soldiers on 3 December 2026. [1][2]

Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell stated that the Defence Secretary made the recommendation and President Donald Trump approved it, BBC News reported. BBC News noted that Hegseth confirmed the execution date, while the Secretary of the United States Army had stated earlier that the event is set to take place at Fort Hood in Texas. [1]

France 24 reported that Hasan was convicted for a 2009 attack at the military base that left 13 people dead and 32 injured. Hasan is a former United States Army major and psychiatrist who admitted to the mass shooting at his August 2013 court-martial. [2][9]

Fort Hood is a United States Army post situated near Killeen, Texas, located roughly 60 miles between Austin and Waco. BBC News reported that the military execution will be the first carried out by the United States military in several decades. [1][8]

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In short

  • Nidal Malik Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on 3 December 2026 at Fort Hood.
  • Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the execution will be public and livestreamed.
  • President Donald Trump approved the execution recommendation made by the Defence Secretary.
  • Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others during a 2009 shooting.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon saysBBC News World, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Fort Hood shooter’s firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon saysFrance 24 English, 4h ago
  3. [3]Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamedThe Guardian, 4h ago
  4. [4]Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan scheduled for DecemberAP News, 2d ago
  5. [5]Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamedCBC, 4h ago
  6. [6]Pentagon Says Fort Hood Shooter Execution Will Be LivestreamedWSJ, 3h ago
  7. [7]Pentagon to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution by firing squad in 'clear message'AOL.co.uk, 3h ago

Background

  1. [8]Fort Hood on Wikipedia
  2. [9]Nidal Hasan on Wikipedia
  3. [10]Pentagon on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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