Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to be executed Dec. 3, email states, tell me about this news today
07-10-2026
An execution date has been scheduled for former U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan, the gunman convicted of the November 5, 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood (now Fort Cavazos), Texas.
CBS NewsKey details from the latest reports:
Execution Date and Venue: Hasan’s execution is scheduled for December 3, 2026, set to take place at Fort Hood.
CBS NewsMethod of Execution: He is slated to be executed by a military firing squad. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the firing squad, which was formally approved by President Donald Trump.
WKMGVictim Families Notified: The date came to light via an official notification email sent to the victims’ families and survivors before the public announcement, asking if they wish to attend the execution.
CBS NewsHistorical Precedent: If carried out, this would be the first U.S. military execution in 65 years (since Army Pvt. John Bennett was hanged in 1961) and the military’s first execution by firing squad since World War II (Pvt. Eddie Slovik in 1945).
CBS NewsLegal Landscape: While Trump’s approval sets procedural execution steps into motion, legal analysts note Hasan could still attempt to seek a stay of execution through civilian federal habeas corpus appeals.
WKMGBackground: Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, opened fire on unarmed service members inside a soldier deployment readiness center, shouting “Allahu Akbar” and firing 146 rounds. He killed 13 people (including an unborn child) and wounded more than 30 others. Paralyzed from the chest down when police returned fire, he was sentenced to death by a military jury in 2013 and has been held on military death row at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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