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The Pentagon has decided to execute former US Army major Nidal Malik Hasan, responsible for a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood that killed 13 soldiers and injured 32 others, by firing squad. This will be the first military execution using this method since World War II. The decision was approved by President Donald Trump following a recommendation from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Hasan admitted his actions during his court-martial and claimed he acted to protect Muslims and the Taliban in 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 has announced it will execute a former US Army major by firing squad, the first such military execution in more than 60 years.
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it → publish → years
Nidal Malik Hasan, a US Army major and physician, fatally shot 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, injuring another 32.
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Hasan → shoot → 32
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced on social media on Monday that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had made the recommendation and President Donald Trump approved it.
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Trump → announce → it
Hasan was convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted murder by a jury panel of 13 officers, which unanimously recommended his death sentence.
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which → convict → sentence
Parnell said the Secretary of the Army will set the time and place of the execution.
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Secretary → say → execution
"Judgement day for Hasan has finally come," he wrote on X.
Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist from Virginia, killed 13 soldiers at the base in Texas in 2009 and later admitted in court he was the gunman and apologised for "any mistakes".
He said during his court-martial in 2013 that he believed he was protecting Muslims and the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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he → come → Afghanistan
The attack took place in a crowded medical building where deploying soldiers were awaiting check-ups and vaccines.
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soldiers → take → ups
A military execution requires approval from the US president, according to military law.
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It also requires appellate review and a final judgment on its legality to move forward.
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It → require → legality
The US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces deemed the military death penalty unconstitutional in 1983 but it was reinstated the following year by an executive order under then-President Ronald Reagan.
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Military executions differ from those carried out at the state level.
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executions → differ → level
The majority of executions in the US are carried out on the state level, with 27 states, the military and the federal government still having capital punishment as a legally available option.
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states → carry → option
There was an execution by firing squad carried out last year in South Carolina, a first for the state and the first time the method was used in the US in 15 years.
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method → be → years
Four other states allow the use of a firing squad, including Idaho, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Utah.
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states → allow → Idaho
Trump has been a proponent of the federal death penalty and re-instated it through an executive order on the first day of his administration in January 2025.
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Trump → re → January
Under his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, the justice department had issued a moratorium on the federal use of the death penalty.
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department → issue → penalty
The executive order signed by Trump describes capital punishment as "an essential tool for deterring and punishing those who would commit the most heinous crimes and acts of lethal violence against American citizens".
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who → sign → citizens
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