Fort Hood mass shooter could be executed by firing squad

President Donald Trump approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a former U.S. Army psychiatrist who was convicted and sentenced to death for killing 13 people and injuring 32 others during a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009. The decision came after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the execution, marking it as the first military execution since 1961. Hasan is set to be executed by firing squad within 150 days of Trump's approval but no sooner than 60 days. The shooting occurred at a medical facility on the Fort Hood base and left an unborn baby among the victims. Hasan, who represented himself during his trial in 2013 without calling any witnesses or denying the charges, is now awaiting the Army to set the exact time and place for his execution. The court that convicted him was informed that he opposed U.S. military occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan and had communicated with radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. This decision brings an end to a long-standing case that has been under review since Hasan's conviction.