Trump orders firing squad for man who killed 13 in Texas
President Donald Trump has approved the use of a firing squad for the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. The decision follows a recommendation by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and reflects a broader administration push to expand federal execution methods.
Why it matters
This marks a significant shift in federal capital punishment policy and highlights the administration's aggressive stance on military justice and terrorism-related crimes.
US President Donald Trump has ordered the use of a firing squad to execute the former US Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009.
Putting former US Army Major Nidal Hasan to death by army firing squad was approved by Mr Trump at the recommendation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said on X.
Mr Parnell noted that Hasan shouted "Allahu Akbar" - God isgreatest in Arabic - during the attack, which killed 12 unarmed active-duty soldiers and a retired serviceman, and wounded 32 others.
The Secretary of the Army will set the time and place of the execution, Mr Parnell said, adding, "Judgment day for Hasan has finally come."
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