Trump approves firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
Also reported by Guardian World, CBS News
Summary
President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. This will be the first military execution in the U.S. since 1961, with details on the timing and location to be decided by the Army.Key Facts
- Nidal Hasan killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009.
- Hasan was an Army psychiatrist who opposed U.S. military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- He was sentenced to death by a military jury in 2013.
- President Trump approved the firing squad method of execution upon recommendation from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- This will be the first U.S. military execution since 1961.
- Hasan did not defend himself with witnesses or testimony during his trial.
- The Army Secretary will decide when and where the execution will take place.
- Mass shootings at U.S. military bases are rare but have occurred several times in recent years.
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