Top Stories · October 9, 2026
Pentagon will live stream Fort Hood shooter's execution, official says
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be live-streamed and conducted by firing squad. The execution is scheduled for December 3 at 1 p.m. at Fort Hood, mirroring the timing and location of the attack that killed 13 people. This will mark the first military execution since 1961. While Hegseth emphasized public accountability and justice for victims, Hasan's attorney, John Galligan, criticized the move as 'political theater' and raised concerns regarding Hasan's physical paralysis and the lack of modern firing squad procedures.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be live-streamed and conducted by firing squad. The execution is scheduled for December 3 at 1 p.m. at Fort Hood, mirroring the timing and location of the attack that killed 13 people. This will mark the first military execution since 1961. While Hegseth emphasized public accountability and justice for victims, Hasan's attorney, John Galligan, criticized the move as 'political theater' and raised concerns regarding Hasan's physical paralysis and the lack of modern firing squad procedures.