Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two - BBC
The Pentagon has announced that Nidal Hasan, the perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be executed by firing squad. This marks the first military execution in over 60 years and the first by firing squad since World War II.
Why it matters
The decision highlights the rare application of the military death penalty and the specific legal procedures required for such an execution.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Sareen Habeshian Bell County Sheriff's Office/Reuters An undated handout image of Hasan that was released by authorities in 2012 The Pentagon has announced it will execute a former US Army major by firing squad, the first military execution in more than 60 years.
Nidal Hasan fatally shot 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, injuring another 32.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced on social media on Monday that US defence secretary Pete Hegseth had made the recommendation and President Donald Trump approved it.
The execution is scheduled to take place at Fort Hood in Texas on 3 December, the secretary of the US Army said on Tuesday. It will be the first military execution by firing squad since the end of World War Two.
"Judgement day for Hasan has finally come," Parnell wrote on X.
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