Pentagon expected to livestream Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution

In November 2009, Nidal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist and Muslim of Palestinian descent, killed 13 people and wounded 32 others at Fort Hood, Texas. Hasan had previously spoken online with radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and was opposed to the US military's occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. In October 2023, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced that President Donald Trump approved Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recommendation for Hasan's execution by firing squad, marking the first U.S. military execution since 1961. The Army will set a date within 60 to 150 days from the approval, though details are yet to be finalized. Hasan was convicted in 2013, choosing to represent himself and not contest his charges during the trial. Despite court-appointed defense attorneys' concerns that he sought execution, this decision ultimately led to his death sentence being upheld by a military jury. This case highlights enduring questions about military justice and capital punishment.