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Sergeant Alonzo Lunsford, who survived being shot seven times during the Fort Hood shooting in 2009, stated his intention to witness Nidal Hasan’s public execution by firing squad scheduled at a Texas location. Lunsford expressed a desire for Hasan to see him before he is executed and conveyed no sympathy towards the perpetrator who killed 13 soldiers and wounded many others. The planned execution marks the first public military execution in nearly a century, with Hasan convicted of multiple counts of premeditated murder and attempted murder following his attack at Fort Hood.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Nidal Malik Hasan, the former Army major convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting spree that killed 13 people and wounded 32 others, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3, 2023, at Fort Hood, Texas. Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle announced this decision after President Donald Trump authorized it following a recommendation from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. The execution will take place at 2 p.m. EST and will be livestreamed publicly to emphasize the "serious consequences" for such acts.
Hasan was tried and convicted in 2013 by a military jury, which sentenced him to death. He has been on military death row since then. This execution marks the first US military execution in over 60 years and is set to be carried out at the same base where he committed his crime. The timing of the execution aligns with the approximate time and day (Thursday) when Hasan launched his attack, making it a symbolic move.
Former Army Major Nidal Hasan claimed his motivation was anger about being deployed to Afghanistan and a desire to protect Islamic leaders from US troops. His scheduled execution highlights the government's stance on military justice and public awareness of consequences for such attacks.
Written for “Firing Squad Execution Fort Hood Shooter” on 2026-10-09,
grounded in this article and the 40 other(s) covering the same event.
Why this leaning score
The model judged this article politically coded and scored it +0.30, but all 2 of its quote(s) are attributed speech - words the article quotes from someone, not the article's own narration, so the score is not published.
Written under an earlier scoring contract, which gave a paragraph
rather than checkable quotes. Re-analysing this article replaces it.
Leaning score withheld for article 68413: attributed speech only · logged 2026-10-09
An Army sergeant who was shot seven times by Fort Hood terrorist Nidal Hasan said Friday that he plans on being at his former colleague’s public execution to “look at him in his eyes.”
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he → shoot → eyes
Alonzo Lunsford said it was “fitting” that Hasan will die by firing squad at the same Texas location where he killed 13 unarmed soldiers in 2009 in one of the deadliest ever shootings at a US military installation.
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he → say → installation
“I’m gonna be there [to watch]
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I → go → ?
and before they pull the trigger, I want him to look at me in my eyes and I look at him in his eyes, and I want him to know, ‘Dude you failed.
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you → pull → eyes
I’m still here,’” Lunsford told the BBC.
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Lunsford → ’m → BBC
“I don’t really have any sympathy for him,” Lunsford, who retired from the military in 2013, said of the terrorist masquerading as an Army major set to die in the first public execution in the US in almost 100 years.
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who → have → years
Lunsford said he survived by playing dead after being repeatedly shot by Hasan as he opened fire on soldiers in a medical building after shouting “Allahu Akbar,” Arabic for “God is great.”
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God → say → Akbar
He blasted the gunman for “taking the coward’s way out” for the massacre that has left Hasan on death row since August 2013 after being convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder.
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that → blast → murder
The method — death by public firing squad — is “fitting” because other methods, such as lethal injection or the gas chamber, would be too compassionate for such an evil killer, he said.
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he → say → killer
“[Hasan] didn’t have that same compassion when he did the deed on 5 November,” he said.
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he → have → November
Lunsford was shot seven times — including in the back — and crawled behind a desk where he played dead.
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he → shoot → desk
He recalled hearing the harrowing scream of “my baby!” from pregnant private Francheska Velez, 21, as she was shot and killed.
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she → recall → Velez
Hasan was left paralyzed from the waist down after being shot by law enforcement.
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Hasan → leave → enforcement
It’s unclear if he will appeal, with experts suggesting the execution could be delayed beyond the 2028 presidential election.
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execution → ’ → election
“It frankly might outlast the current administration, and who knows if the next one will have the same penchant for executions,” Eugene R. Fidell, a visiting lecturer at Yale Law School specializing in military law, said.
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Fidell → outlast → law
The military hasn’t executed a service member by firing squad since World War II.
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military → execute → II
The last military execution took place on April 13, 1961, when Army Pvt. John Bennett was executed by hanging.
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Bennett → take → hanging
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