Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan scheduled for December
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the firing squad, and the Army says the execution will be its first since 1961.
- President Donald Trump approved the firing squad execution of former Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan on Monday, October 5, 2026, following a recommendation from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced.
- Hasan killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 at the Fort Hood Soldier Readiness Processing Center in 2009, later describing his actions as retaliation for U.S. wars in the Muslim world.
- Acting Secretary of the U.S. Army Adam Telle announced Tuesday that the execution is set for December 3, marking the first U.S. military execution since 1961, when the military last hanged Army Pvt. John Bennett.
- Although Trump's approval initiates procedural steps, Hasan could still file a habeas corpus appeal in civilian federal courts, which historically have delayed military executions for years and could stall the process beyond December 3.
- Whether the first military execution in 65 years occurs in 2027 or later depends on a federal district judge in Kansas, while Parnell noted the Army will set the location, stating, 'Judgement day for Hasan has finally come.
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Fort Hood Survivor Will Watch Nidal Hasan's Execution — But Says It's Not a Party | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More
*Alonzo Lunsford has carried the scars of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting for more than 17 years. Shot seven times during the attack, he now plans to watch Nidal Hasan‘s livestreamed execution — and he intends to look his shooter in the eye when it happens. For Lunsford, the December 3 execution by firing squad … The post Fort Hood Survivor Will Watch Nidal Hasan’s Execution — But Says It’s Not a Party appeared first on EURweb | Black News, Culture,…
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This week U.S. President Donald Trump approved the execution for the shooting of Nidal Hasan, a former military doctor in this country sentenced for the Fort Hood massacre in 2009, when he killed 13 people at the military base of the same name. On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirmed ... Continue reading "Can Nidal Hasan, the ’Fort Hood butcher’, avoid execution by firing in the U.S.?"
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