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Pentagon Confirms Firing Squad Execution of Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan Will Be Livestreamed

The Pentagon has announced that the upcoming execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed to the public. The decision follows statements from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicating the execution would be made public, marking an unprecedented step in modern U.S. military justice.

Key Details of the Decision

• Scheduled Date and Execution Method: Former U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be executed by an Army firing squad on December 3, 2026.

• Presidential Approval: President Donald Trump formally approved the execution and the use of a firing squad.

• Public Broadcast: Pentagon officials clarified that the procedure will be broadcast via a public livestream, fulfilling leadership directives to ensure public access to the event.

  The Guardian

• Historical Precedent: If carried out as scheduled, Hasan will be the first person executed under the U.S. military justice system since 1961, and the military’s first execution by firing squad since World War II.

  FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth

Background on the Case

Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, opened fire at the Soldier Readiness Processing Center at Fort Hood (now Fort Cavazos), Texas, on November 5, 2009. The mass shooting left 13 people deadincluding an unborn childand wounded more than 30 others.

In August 2013, a military jury convicted Hasan of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder, subsequently sentencing him to death. Hasan has been held on military death row at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. While military death sentences require presidential authorization before being carried out, Hasan exhausted major legal appeals, culminating in the formal order for his execution date.