Top Stories · October 8, 2026
Fort Hood shooter's execution will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, will be livestreamed to the public. The execution, scheduled for December 3 at 1 p.m. at Fort Hood, will be carried out by an Army firing squad. This follows President Donald Trump's authorization of the death sentence after Hasan exhausted his military appeals. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, admitted to the shooting during his 2013 court-martial, claiming he was protecting Islamic insurgents. This would mark the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and the first by firing squad since 1945.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, will be livestreamed to the public. The execution, scheduled for December 3 at 1 p.m. at Fort Hood, will be carried out by an Army firing squad. This follows President Donald Trump's authorization of the death sentence after Hasan exhausted his military appeals. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, admitted to the shooting during his 2013 court-martial, claiming he was protecting Islamic insurgents. This would mark the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and the first by firing squad since 1945.