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President Donald Trump has approved the execution of Nidal Hasan, the soldier convicted for a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood that killed 13 people and wounded 32 others. The decision follows a recommendation by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth; Hasan will be executed by firing squad as per military protocol. This marks the first soldier execution following a court-martial since 1961. Hasan, convicted on 14 counts including murder and attempted murder, was sentenced to death in 2013 and recently lost his final appeal to overturn this sentence.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
President Donald Trump approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a U.S. Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others during a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009. The decision was made following a recommendation from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, announced on October 5th by Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell via social media platform X. This marks the first military execution since 1961, and Hasan will be the first soldier executed after being convicted in court-martial proceedings.
Hasan had been sentenced to death by a military jury in 2013 for carrying out the Al-Qaeda-inspired mass shooting at Fort Hood, where he shouted "Allahu Akbar" during his attack. The execution is scheduled to take place within 60 to 150 days after Trump's approval, with details such as time and location being determined by the Secretary of the Army. Hasan chose to represent himself in his trial without calling any witnesses or testifying, leading court-appointed defense attorneys to believe he was seeking execution. The attack occurred at a facility that served as a staging point for soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, raising concerns about security at military bases.
Written for “Fort Hood Shooter Execution Approval” on 2026-10-06,
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President Donald Trump authorized the execution of Nidal Hasan, the soldier convicted in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting, by firing squad following War Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s request, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Monday.
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Parnell → authorize → request
“Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended — and President Donald J. Trump has approved — death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan, the jihadist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009.
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who → recommend → 2009
He killed 13 people and wounded 32 others while shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ during the attack,” Parnell posted on X. “
asserted
Parnell → kill → X.
The Secretary of the Army will set the time and place of the execution.
asserted
Secretary → set → execution
Judgement day for Hasan has finally come.”
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day → come → Hasan
Hasan was convicted of carrying out the attack, which killed 14 people at the Texas military base, including an unborn baby, before a military jury and was sentenced to death in 2013.
asserted
which → convict → 2013
(Hasan was tried and convicted on 13 counts of murder.)
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Hasan → try → murder
He will be the first soldier executed after a court-martial since Pvt. John Bennett, who was hanged for the rape and attempted murder of a child, in 1961.
asserted
who → execute → 1961
The announcement comes roughly a year after Hegseth requested that Trump approve the execution.
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Trump → come → execution
“I am 100% committed to ensuring the death penalty is carried out for Nidal Hasan,” Hegseth told the Washington Examiner last September.
asserted
Hegseth → commit → Examiner
“This savage terrorist deserves the harshest lawful punishment for his 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood.
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terrorist → deserve → Hood
The victims and survivors deserve justice without delays.”
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victims → deserve → delays
Hasan, who is imprisoned at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, lost his final appeal to remove his death sentence in early 2025.
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who → imprison → 2025
The former Army major and psychiatrist said he committed the shootings because he viewed soldiers as “going against the Islamic Empire.”
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he → say → Empire
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