Hegseth says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be ‘public’
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Summary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be publicly available to watch. President Donald Trump approved using a firing squad for Hasan’s execution, which is scheduled for December 3 at Fort Hood.Key Facts
- Nidal Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.
- Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013 by a military jury.
- President Donald Trump authorized Hasan’s execution by firing squad.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth supports the decision and says the execution will be public.
- The execution will occur on December 3 at 1 pm Central Time, the same time as the shooting.
- The Defense Department plans to livestream the execution.
- The last U.S. military execution by firing squad happened in 1945.
- No state or federal execution in the U.S. has ever been televised.
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