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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Nidal Hasan's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed for public viewing on December 3 at Fort Hood, Texas. This comes after Hasan was convicted of a mass shooting there in 2009 and sentenced to death through the Army court system. The last military execution occurred in 1961; this would mark the first since then and the first firing squad execution by the military since 1945. President Donald Trump approved the recommendation for the execution, which will take place at the same time of day as Hasan’s attack.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
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 who killed 13 people and wounded 32 others during a shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009. The decision came after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the execution, which will be carried out by the U.S. military for the first time since 1961. Hasan was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in 2013 but chose his own defense during trial without contesting the charges. The Army is responsible for setting the date and location of the execution, which must occur within 150 days from Trump's approval but not sooner than 60 days. During the attack, Hasan shouted "Allahu Akbar," and he was found to have communicated with radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki prior to the incident. This marks a significant move in U.S. military justice as mass shootings at military facilities are rare events.
Written for “Fort Hood Shooter Execution Approval” on 2026-10-09,
grounded in this article and the 40 other(s) covering the same event.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday the public would be able to watch the firing squad execution of a former Army officer convicted of a mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
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public → say → Hood
Speaking from the USS Abraham Lincoln to the conservative news outlet Real America’s Voice, Hegseth said Nidal Hasan is “going to get a firing squad of soldiers, and we’ll make sure that people are able to watch it.”
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people → speak → it
“People need to understand that there’s serious consequences for these types of things,” said Hegseth, who called the method of execution a “no-brainer.”
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who → need → execution
Hegseth said the execution would be carried out at 1 p.m. Dec. 3 at Fort Hood — same day of the week and time of day as Hasan’s attack.
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execution → say → attack
The execution will be livestreamed, according to a Defense Department official, though it’s not yet clear on which platform.
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it → livestreame → official
The last military execution was in 1961, when Army Pvt. John Bennett was hanged after he was convicted of raping and attempting to kill an 11-year-old girl in Austria.
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he → hang → Austria
The last firing squad execution by the military was that of Pvt. Eddie Slovik in 1945 after he was court-martialed for desertion during World War II.
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he → martiale → II
Hasan was convicted of premeditated murder in 2013 through the Army court system and sentenced to death.
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Hasan → convict → death
Hasan, a former major and psychiatrist, opened fire at Fort Hood on Nov. 5, 2009, killing 13 people and wounding 32 others while shouting “Allahu akbar,” or “God is great” in Arabic.
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God → open → Arabic
He was paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot during the attack, and he later told a panel of military mental health professionals that he wished he had been killed because it would have made him a martyr for his cause.
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him → paralyze → cause
He also said that if he were executed, he would still be considered a martyr.
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he → say → ?
NBC News reported this week that the firing squad idea was set in motion this year inside the Pentagon, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the planning.
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idea → report → planning
President Donald Trump recently approved Hegseth’s recommendation to carry it out, chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said on social media.
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Parnell → approve → media
In his interview with Real America’s Voice, Hegseth was asked if he knew whether Hasan had contacted Trump or made any final requests.
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Hasan → ask → requests
“Don’t care,” Hegseth said.
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Hegseth → care → ?
“We’ll see him on Dec. 3rd.”
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We → see → 3rd
According to the Death Penalty Information Center, after a president approves the death sentence from a case in a military court, the service member can seek habeas relief from the federal court system.
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member → accord → system
If the habeas petition is ultimately denied, the servicemember, according to the center, would be led from death row down a flight of stairs to the United States Disciplinary Barracks’s death chamber where the servicemember would — traditionally — be strapped to a gurney and executed by lethal injection.
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servicemember → deny → injection
The Defense Department, however, has said Hasan will be executed by firing squad.
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Hasan → say → squad
Hasan has represented himself throughout the yearslong legal process, though he had two lawyers with the U.S. Army Trial Defense Service who assisted as needed.
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who → represent → Service
It’s not clear at the moment whether he will appeal his method of execution.
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he → ’ → execution
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