Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan scheduled for December
The approval sets up the first U.S. military execution since 1961, though Hasan can still seek a civilian court review.
- 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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Washington, Oct 6 (EFE).- The U.S. will execute Nidal Malik Hasan on December 3rd, sentenced for killing 13 people and injuring 32 others at the Fort Hood military base in Texas in 2009, in which it will be the first military execution in the country since 1961 and which will take [...] The U.S. entry sets for December the first military execution since 1961 was first published in HolaNews.
President Donald Trump of the United States ordered the shooting of former army psychiatrist Nidal Hassan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood military base in 2009, as announced by the Pentagon's spokesman, and the US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegsett, reported that the execution would take place on 3 December at Fort Hood base. Parnell added that during the 2009 attack, Nidal Hassan, now 56 years old, was screaming, "Allahu Akbar," killing 13 pe…
Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad at same military base where he carried out mass shooting as date’s set
Hasan – who killed 13 and wounded 32 others during a November 2009 shooting at Fort Hood – will be executed by firing squad on December 3 at 1 p.m. at the very military base he once terrorized.
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