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Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced that former Army Major Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad, as approved by President Trump and recommended by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hasan was convicted in 2013 of murdering 13 people and injuring more than 30 others during a shooting at Fort Hood in 2009. This execution would mark the first for an American service member since 1961 and one of few using a firing squad.
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, an Army major and psychiatrist who killed 13 people and wounded over 30 others during a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in November 2009. Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recommended and Trump approved the execution method. The Army secretary will set the time and place for the execution.
Hasan was convicted by a military jury in 2013 and sentenced to death. During his trial, he admitted to opening fire while shouting "Allahu Akbar" and claimed his actions were motivated by opposition to U.S. military occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. He also had previously communicated with radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.
This execution would mark the first use of a firing squad for an American service member since 1961, making it a significant legal and historical event.
Written for “Fort Hood Shooter Execution Approval” on 2026-10-06,
grounded in this article and the 5 other(s) covering the same event.
Why this leaning score
The model judged this article politically coded and scored it +0.35, but all 2 of its quote(s) are attributed speech - words the article quotes from someone, not the article's own narration, so the score is not published.
Written under an earlier scoring contract, which gave a paragraph
rather than checkable quotes. Re-analysing this article replaces it.
Leaning score withheld for article 59013: attributed speech only · logged 2026-10-06
The Trump administration has approved a plan to execute former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan — who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood — by firing squad, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said late Monday.
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Parnell → approve → squad
Parnell said on social media the plan to use an Army firing squad was recommended by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and approved by President Trump.
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plan → say → Trump
"The Secretary of the Army will set the time and place of the execution.
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Secretary → set → execution
Judgement day for Hasan has finally come," Parnell wrote.
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Parnell → come → Hasan
CBS News has reached out to Hasan's attorney for comment.
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News → reach → comment
A former Army psychiatrist, Hasan was convicted of murdering 13 people and injuring more than 30 in a 2013 court-martial.
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Hasan → convict → martial
Hasan sentenced to death.
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Hasan → sentence → death
that he was responsible for the shooting, claiming he opened fire on fellow members of the Army in an attempt to protect Islamic insurgents from U.S. military forces.
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he → claim → forces
He wasHasan's case could mark the military's first execution of an American service member since 1961, when a soldier was hanged for raping and attempting to murder an 11-year-old girl.
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soldier → mark → girl
It would also mark a rare use of a firing squad.
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The method was used in South Carolina three times last year, marking the
.The federal government typically uses lethal injection for civilian death penalty cases.
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Earlier this year, the Justice Department said federal officials should consider other methods, including firing squads, electrocution and lethal gas.
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officials → say → squads
The decision by Hegseth comes after a lengthy appeals process for Hasan.
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He chose to represent himself at trial, and in an unusual course of events, he
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, who worried that Hasan was intentionally seeking the death penalty.
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Hasan → worry → penalty
Hasan asked the Supreme Court to review his case in 2024, arguing the judge violated his right to a public trial by clearing the public from the courtroom before discussing some of his issues with the attorneys.
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judge → ask → attorneys
The high court declined to take up the issue last year.
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