Trump Approves Firing Squad For Convicted 2009 US Military Base Shooter
Hasan's execution for the attack at Fort Hood in Texas -- which also wounded more than two dozen people -- will be the first carried out by the US military since 1961. The post Trump Approves Firing Squad For Convicted…
Nidal Hasan, a US Army major and psychiatrist, opened fire at the Fort Hood military base in Texas in November 2009, killing 13 people and wounding more than two dozen others in what was classified as an act of terrorism. He was convicted by a military court and has remained on death row for over a decade, as the US military justice system has not carried out an execution since 1961, making any move to proceed with his death sentence a significant and rare development.
The coverage across outlets agrees on the core facts: President Trump has approved Hasan's execution by firing squad, a method the Pentagon confirmed. What remains unclear from the reporting so far is a specific execution date, the legal process or appeals that led to this approval, and the exact procedural steps the military will follow given how infrequently such sentences are carried out.