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Pentagon OKs Firing Squad Execution For Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan
On Monday, October 5, 2026, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said President Trump approved using an Army firing squad to execute Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan.[1]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the firing-squad method, and the secretary of the Army will set the execution's time and place.[1] The move would be the first execution of a U.S. service member since 1961 and is a rare modern use of a firing squad.[1]
Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013 after a 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people and injured more than 30.[1]
The Supreme Court declined in 2025 to hear Hasan's 2024 appeal, which argued his court-martial violated his right to a public trial.[1]
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- On Monday, October 5, 2026, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said President Trump approved using an Army firing squad to execute Nidal Hasan.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the firing squad method, and the secretary of the Army will set the execution’s time and place.
- Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013 for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 and injured more than 30 people.
- The execution would be the first of a U.S. service member since 1961 and a rare modern use of a firing squad.
- The Supreme Court declined in 2025 to hear Hasan’s 2024 appeal claiming his court-martial violated his right to a public trial.
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October 06, 2026