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Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle announced that Nidal Hasan, convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting where he killed 14 people including an unborn baby and injured 32 others, will be executed by firing squad on December 3 at 2 p.m. EST at Fort Hood. President Donald Trump authorized the execution following a recommendation from War Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hasan’s sentence was initially handed down in 2013 after he was convicted of premeditated murder and attempted murder by a military jury; he will be the first soldier executed since 1961.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On October 5, President Donald Trump approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009. This decision follows a recommendation from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and marks the first military execution since 1961. The time and place for the execution will be determined by the Secretary of the Army, but it must occur within 60 to 150 days after approval. During his trial, Hasan admitted his guilt and did not contest the charges, expressing a desire for execution. The shooting occurred at Fort Hood, which served as a staging area for soldiers deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan; Hasan had previously communicated with radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki before the incident. This case highlights the rare occurrence of mass shootings at military facilities.
Written for “Fort Hood shooter execution approval” on 2026-10-08,
grounded in this article and the 26 other(s) covering the same event.
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The execution by firing squad of 2009 Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will take place Dec. 3, acting Army Secretary Adam Telle announced Tuesday.
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Telle → take → place
The sentence will be carried out at Fort Hood at 2 p.m. EST, according to Telle’s memo.
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sentence → carry → memo
President Donald Trump authorized the execution of Hasan, the soldier convicted in the deadly 2009 shooting, by an Army firing squad following War Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s request, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Monday.
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Parnell → authorize → request
“Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended — and President Donald J. Trump has approved — death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan, the jihadist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009.
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who → recommend → 2009
He killed 13 people and wounded 32 others while shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ during the attack,” Parnell posted on X.
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Parnell → kill → 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.”
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day → come → Hasan
Hasan was convicted of carrying out the attack, which killed 14 people at the Texas military base, including an unborn baby, before a military jury and was sentenced to death in 2013.
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which → convict → 2013
(Hasan was tried and convicted on 13 counts of murder.)
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Hasan → try → murder
He will be the first soldier executed after a court-martial since Pvt. John Bennett, who was hanged for the rape and attempted murder of a child, in 1961.
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who → execute → 1961
Hasan, who is imprisoned at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, lost his final appeal to remove his death sentence in early 2025.
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who → imprison → 2025
The former Army major and psychiatrist said he committed the shootings because he viewed soldiers as “going against the Islamic Empire.”
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he → say → Empire
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