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US President Donald Trump has approved the execution of Nidal Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist convicted for the 2009 shooting attack at Fort Hood, Texas, which killed 13 people and wounded over two dozen others. This will be the first military execution since 1961, carried out by firing squad as recommended by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013 for an Al-Qaeda inspired mass shooting at a base that served as a staging point for soldiers deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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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The Pentagon said Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad for the attack at Fort Hood in Texas.
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Hasan → say → Texas
Hasan was sentenced to death by a military jury in 2013 for carrying out the Al-Qaeda inspired mass shooting.
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Hasan → sentence → shooting
It will be the first execution carried out by the US military since 1961.
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It → carry → 1961
US President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of a US Army psychiatrist who shot and killed 13 people at a military base in 2009.
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who → approve → 2009
The Pentagon said Nidal Hasan would be executed for the attack at Fort Hood in Texas, which also wounded more than two dozen people.
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which → say → people
It will be the first execution carried out by the US military since 1961.
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It → carry → 1961
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth "has recommended — and President Donald J. Trump has approved — death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan," Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a post on X.
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Parnell → recommend → X.
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," Mr Parnell wrote.
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Parnell → come → Hasan
Hasan was sentenced to death by a military jury in 2013 for carrying out the Al-Qaeda inspired mass shooting at Fort Hood.
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Hasan → sentence → Hood
He chose to conduct his own defence during the trial but called no witnesses and gave no testimony, and made no attempt to deny the charges.
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He → choose → charges
Court-appointed defence attorneys expressed concern that he was seeking execution.
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he → appoint → execution
Military base shootings rare in US
In November 2009, the US-born shooter, opened fire at a medical facility on the base.
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shooter → bear → base
The base served as a staging point for soldiers to deploy to combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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soldiers → serve → Iraq
Twelve of the dead and 30 of the wounded were soldiers.
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30 → wound → wounded
Hasan was shot and partially paralysed by a police officer who responded to the attack.
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who → shoot → attack
The court that convicted Hasan was told he was opposed to the US military's occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan and he had spoken online with an alleged Al-Qaeda figure.
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he → convict → figure
History of base shootings
In 2025, a soldier opened fire at a US military base in the state of Georgia, wounding five fellow troops before he was tackled and apprehended.
In 2019, a US sailor fatally shot two people and wounded a third at a base in Hawaii, while a Saudi military student shot dead three people at a military facility in Florida the same year.
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student → open → Florida
A Kuwaiti-born US citizen attacked two military installations in Tennessee in 2015, killing four marines and a sailor.
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citizen → bear → marines
The FBI concluded the violence was inspired by a "foreign terrorist group".
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violence → conclude → group
Two years earlier, a man killed 12 people and wounded eight at the Washington Navy Yard in the US capital, before being shot dead by officers.
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man → kill → officers
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