Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to be executed by firing squad, Pentagon says
Also reported by Guardian World, France24
Summary
The Trump administration approved the execution of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people in a 2009 Fort Hood shooting, by firing squad. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the method, and President Trump approved it, making Hasan’s execution potentially the first military execution since 1961.Key Facts
- Nidal Hasan was an Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people and injured over 30 at Fort Hood in 2009.
- Hasan was convicted and sentenced to death in a 2013 court-martial.
- The execution method chosen is a firing squad, approved by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Trump.
- This would be the first execution of an American service member by the military since 1961.
- Hasan represented himself at trial and had conflicts with his court-appointed standby attorneys.
- The Supreme Court declined to review his case after he claimed he was denied a public trial in part of the proceedings.
- The Army will set the exact time and place of the execution.
- The firing squad is a rare execution method in the U.S., with lethal injection being more common.
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