Top Stories · October 9, 2026
Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says
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The Pentagon has announced plans to livestream the execution of former U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood. The execution, scheduled for December 3, 2026, at Fort Hood, Texas, is to be carried out by a military firing squad. This would mark the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and the first by firing squad since 1945. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the measure, which was approved by President Donald Trump.
The Pentagon has announced plans to livestream the execution of former U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood. The execution, scheduled for December 3, 2026, at Fort Hood, Texas, is to be carried out by a military firing squad. This would mark the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and the first by firing squad since 1945. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the measure, which was approved by President Donald Trump.