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President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad for Army Major Nidal Hasan, who was convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 and injured over 30. The last military execution occurred in 1961; now four men are on military death row, including Hasan. This decision follows Trump’s broader efforts to resume federal executions after a long moratorium, with the U.S. executing 13 people between 2020 and early 2021 under his presidency.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
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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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U.S. President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas.
asserted
Trump → approve → Hood
The U.S. military has not carried out the death penalty since 1961.
asserted
military → carry → 1961
The Army secretary will decide a time and place for the execution, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell wrote in a post on X.
asserted
Parnell → decide → X.
“Judgement day for Hasan has finally come,” Mr. Parnell wrote.
asserted
Parnell → come → Hasan
Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, walked into a medical building where soldiers were getting medical checkups, shouted “Allahu akbar” — Arabic for “God is great!” — and opened fire with a laser-sighted handgun.
asserted
God → walk → handgun
Thirteen people were killed and more than 30 injured.
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30 → kill → ?
He said it was an effort to stop them from going to Afghanistan and killing his fellow Muslims and made almost no effort to defend himself at trial.
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it → say → trial
He told jurors that evidence would show he was the shooter and described himself as a soldier who had “switched sides.”
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who → tell → sides
Mr. Trump's approval triggers a series of procedural steps toward carrying out the execution, but Hasan could put them on hold — potentially for years — with a habeas corpus appeal in the civilian federal court system, according to an article published in May in the magazine Army Lawyer.
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Hasan → trigger → magazine
Four men, including Hasan, are currently on the military's death row at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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men → include → Leavenworth
President George W. Bush approved the execution Army Spc. Ronald Gray in 2008 but it was put on hold by a judge and he remains at Leavenworth.
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he → approve → Leavenworth
The last man executed in the military system was Pvt. John Bennett, hanged in 1961 for raping an 11-year-old girl.
asserted
man → execute → girl
Mr. Trump approved the firing squad execution days after a failed attempt to execute Christa Pike by lethal injection pushed Tennessee's governor to halt further executions this year and order an independent review.
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attempt → approve → review
Mr. Trump resumed the federal death penalty after an informal moratorium during previous administrations.
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Trump → resume → administrations
The federal government executed 13 people between 2020 and early 2021, contributing to making Trump the most prolific execution president in over 130 years.
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Trump → execute → years
Asked whether the botched execution in Tennessee would lead him to seek changes to capital punishment, Mr. Trump said it was “an interesting situation.”
asserted
it → ask → punishment
“It shouldn't be very difficult,” Mr. Trump said of carrying out lethal injections.
asserted
Trump → say → injections
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