What to know about the Army’s plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter

The Pentagon has announced plans to execute Nidal Malik Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, on December 3, 2026. The execution is scheduled to take place at Fort Hood via firing squad and will be livestreamed publicly. This move marks the first military execution by firing squad since 1945. While President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth support the public nature of the execution as a deterrent and a form of accountability, the plan has drawn significant criticism from human rights organizations, international allies, and lawmakers from both political parties who argue it turns justice into a spectacle and mirrors tactics used by authoritarian regimes.

The Pentagon has announced plans to execute Nidal Malik Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, on December 3, 2026. The execution is scheduled to take place at Fort Hood via firing squad and will be livestreamed publicly. This move marks the first military execution by firing squad since 1945. While President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth support the public nature of the execution as a deterrent and a form of accountability, the plan has drawn significant criticism from human rights organizations, international allies, and lawmakers from both political parties who argue it turns justice into a spectacle and mirrors tactics used by authoritarian regimes.