Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad, in first since World War Two
The Pentagon has announced that Nidal Malik Hasan, a former US Army major, will be executed by firing squad, marking the first such military execution since World War Two. Hasan was convicted in 2013 for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 soldiers and injured 32 others. President Donald Trump approved the execution recommendation made by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
- ▪Nidal Malik Hasan was convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted murder for the 2009 Fort Hood attack.
- ▪The execution method is firing squad, which has not been used for a military execution since the end of World War Two.
- ▪President Donald Trump approved the execution after a recommendation from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
- ▪The 2009 attack remains the deadliest non-combat incident in US military history, occurring in a crowded medical building.
- ▪Hasan is currently one of four inmates on the US military's death row.
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- ▪ Trump Orders Execution of Gunman in 2009 Attack at Fort Hood — NYT — US
- ▪ Trump approves firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon says — World news | The Guardian
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Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad, in first since World War TwoImage source, Bell County Sheriff's Office via Getty ImagesBySareen Habeshian Published50 minutes agoThe Pentagon has announced it will execute a former US Army major by firing squad, the first such military execution in more than 60 years.Nidal Malik Hasan, a US Army major and physician, fatally shot 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, injuring another 32.Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced on social media on Monday that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had made the recommendation and President Donald Trump approved it.It will be the first military execution by firing squad since the end of World War Two.Hasan was convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted murder by…
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