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The Fort Hood execution: what is decided, and what is not
The Army has set Nidal Hasan's firing-squad execution for 3 December at Fort Hood. The Pentagon says it will be livestreamed. The President says he will decide. Here is what the record confirms, and what is still open.
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Key points
- Confirmed
The Army has scheduled Hasan's execution by firing squad for 3 December 2026 at Fort Hood, Texas, where the attack took place.
- Confirmed
Pentagon officials said on 8 October that the execution will be livestreamed and that more details would follow.
- Reported
On 10 October, Trump said he had not yet made a final decision on the livestream and would make it himself.
The date is set
The Army has scheduled the execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad for 3 December 2026 at Fort Hood, Texas, where the attack took place. According to acting Army Secretary Adam Telle, it is set for 1 p.m. local time.
President Donald Trump approved the execution by firing squad, at the recommendation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. It would be the first US military execution since 1961. The military last executed a service member by firing squad in 1945.
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