Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan scheduled for December
The Army says President Donald Trump approved the method after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recommendation, reviving a military execution rare in modern times.
- 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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Online shooting for Fort Hood's killer is a Trump's strategy to push the Republican base to square around him
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he has 'personally' approved the public firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, who carried out the 2009 attack on Fort Hood in Texas, on December 3. Speaking to reporters in the White House garden, Trump defended this method of execution as 'extremely appropriate'.
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The United States has not signed the UN protocols against the death penalty. Therefore, the country will not have any treaty obligations against it when 56-year-old Nidal Hasan is executed in December.
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