Ex-Army major who killed 13 at Fort Hood set to be executed by firing squad
Nidal Hasan, the former Army major who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, is set to be executed by firing squad. This marks the first time the U.S. military has used this method of execution since World War II.
Why it matters
The decision to use a firing squad for a high-profile military mass murderer represents a significant shift in U.S. military justice policy.
The former U.S. Army major who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 will be executed by firing squad, officials said Monday. The Defense Department’s chief spokesperson, Sean Parnell, said death by firing squad for Nidal Hasan was recommended by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and approved by President Donald Trump. It would mark the first time the U.S. military has executed someone using the method since World War II. Hasan is a former Army major and psychiatrist who opened fire at Fort Hood on Nov. 5, 2009, killing 13 people and wounding 32 as he shouted “Allahu akbar,” Parnell said. He was convicted of premeditated murder in 2013 and sentenced to death.
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