Veteran shot 7 times in Fort Hood massacre has a warning for Americans planning to watch execution

Pentagon officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, have confirmed that the scheduled execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan on December 3, 2026, will be livestreamed to the public. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 in 2009. The execution will be the first by the U.S. military since 1961 and the first by firing squad since 1945. Survivors, including Alonzo Lunsford, who was shot seven times, expressed support for the execution while warning against treating the livestream as entertainment. The decision has drawn criticism from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, as well as religious leaders and counterterrorism experts, who argue it may provide propaganda for extremists.

Pentagon officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, have confirmed that the scheduled execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan on December 3, 2026, will be livestreamed to the public. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 in 2009. The execution will be the first by the U.S. military since 1961 and the first by firing squad since 1945. Survivors, including Alonzo Lunsford, who was shot seven times, expressed support for the execution while warning against treating the livestream as entertainment. The decision has drawn criticism from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, as well as religious leaders and counterterrorism experts, who argue it may provide propaganda for extremists.