Top Stories · October 8, 2026
Pete Hegseth says public can watch Fort Hood shooter's execution
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the military execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be open to public viewing. Hasan, who was sentenced to death in 2013 for killing 13 people and wounding 32 others, is scheduled to be executed by a firing squad of soldiers on December 3, 2026. Hegseth emphasized that the execution will take place at Fort Hood on a Thursday at 1:00 PM, intended to coincide with the timing and location of the original mass shooting to demonstrate consequences for such actions.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the military execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be open to public viewing. Hasan, who was sentenced to death in 2013 for killing 13 people and wounding 32 others, is scheduled to be executed by a firing squad of soldiers on December 3, 2026. Hegseth emphasized that the execution will take place at Fort Hood on a Thursday at 1:00 PM, intended to coincide with the timing and location of the original mass shooting to demonstrate consequences for such actions.