Hasan was a former major convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others during a 2009 massacre at the base. He was sentenced to death in 2013 and lost his final Supreme Court appeal in March. The use of a firing squad deviates from the lethal injection standard typically provided under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, ending a legal process that spanned nearly 17 years.
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Army Schedules Nidal Hasan Execution for Dec 3 First Military Death Since 1961
US Politics14 days ago
Former Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan will be put to death by firing squad at Fort Hood, Texas, on Dec. 3, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. The execution is the first carried out by the U.S. military since 1961 and was approved by President Donald Trump following a recommendation from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Army officials will move Hasan from the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth to the Texas installation for the event.
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