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Pentagon to livestream the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan

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First reported on Wednesday 7 October 2026 at 17:45 EDT by The Philadelphia Inquirer·Latest article on Thursday 8 October 2026 at 18:56 EDT

Summary

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major who killed 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting, would be visible to the public, and the Pentagon says it will be livestreamed. Speaking to the conservative TV outlet Real America's Voice News on Wednesday, Hegseth said the execution would take place at Fort Hood on Dec. 3, the LA Times reported, and a Defense Department official cited by NBC News gave the same date for the livestream. President Trump has ordered that the execution be by firing squad, NBC News reported. The announcements setting the execution had already raised concerns about whether the military followed its own rules, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported.

Latest: Defense Department officials told the BBC and the Associated Press that the execution of the Fort Hood shooter, which President Trump ordered be carried out by firing squad, will be livestreamed.

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How it unfolded

  1. Thursday 8 October

    Pete Hegseth said the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan would be public and would take place at Fort Hood on Dec. 3, and the Pentagon said it would be livestreamed.

  2. Wednesday 7 October

    Announcements setting an execution by firing squad for the former Army officer convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting raised concerns about whether the military followed its own rules.

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