Trump approves firing squad execution for convicted US military base shooter

Trump approved the military's 1st firing squad execution since WWII. Why now?

The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad in December at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 people in 2009. The announcement came days after a botched lethal injection in Tennessee.

Oct 7, 2026

Trump approves firing squad execution for convicted US military base shooter

Psychiatrist Nidal Hasan is set to become the first person to be executed by the US military in more than six decades after killing 13 people at a military base in 2009.

Oct 6, 2026

Trump approves death by firing squad for convicted terrorist

Nidal Malik Hasan, a convicted terrorist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Ft. Hood in 2009, has been sentenced to death by firing squad, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced Monday on the social platform X. Parnell said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “recommended” it, and President Trump “approved” it. Hasan killed 13 people…

Oct 6, 2026

Trump approves death by firing squad for convicted terrorist

Nidal Malik Hasan, a convicted terrorist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Ft. Hood in 2009, has been sentenced to death by firing squad, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced Monday on the social platform X. Parnell said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “recommended” it, and President Trump “approved” it. Hasan killed 13 people…

Oct 6, 2026

Firing Squad Execution to be Publicly Livestreamed by Military

Not only will the military carry out its first firing squad execution in decades – but it will be the first publicly livestreamed execution in American history, according to the pentagon. The execution of Nidal Malik Hasan will happen on Dec. 3 at Fort Hood, where Hasan massacred 13 people and wounded 32 others in...

Oct 10, 2026