Top Stories · October 8, 2026
Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted for the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting, will be public and livestreamed. The execution is scheduled for December 3, 2026, at 1 p.m., utilizing a firing squad of soldiers. This event would mark the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and the first by firing squad since 1945. President Donald Trump has approved the recommendation for the execution method.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted for the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting, will be public and livestreamed. The execution is scheduled for December 3, 2026, at 1 p.m., utilizing a firing squad of soldiers. This event would mark the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and the first by firing squad since 1945. President Donald Trump has approved the recommendation for the execution method.