Top Stories · October 9, 2026
Hasan execution will be live-streamed, Pentagon official says
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The Pentagon has announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be live-streamed. President Trump ordered the execution to be carried out by firing squad on December 3 at Fort Hood, marking the military's first execution since 1961 and its first use of a firing squad since 1945. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated the location and time were chosen to coincide with the original attack to ensure public justice, while Hasan's attorney criticized the move as 'political theater.'
The Pentagon has announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be live-streamed. President Trump ordered the execution to be carried out by firing squad on December 3 at Fort Hood, marking the military's first execution since 1961 and its first use of a firing squad since 1945. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated the location and time were chosen to coincide with the original attack to ensure public justice, while Hasan's attorney criticized the move as 'political theater.'