Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad: All to know

President Donald Trump has approved the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former army officer convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting. Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 32 others in an attack at an army processing center. The US Army has not carried out an execution since 1961, and death sentences and executions in the military require presidential approval. Hasan, who represented himself and admitted to the attacks, was convicted of premeditated murder in 2013, with jurors recommending the death penalty. His conviction and sentence have been upheld through military appeals, and the Supreme Court denied a review in March 2025. The method of execution has been specified as firing squad by the President.

President Donald Trump has approved the use of a firing squad for the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. The Pentagon confirmed the order, stating that Hasan will be executed by firing squad under the recommendation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and presidential approval. Hasan was sentenced to death in August 2013 after a military jury found him guilty of 45 counts of premeditated murder and attempted murder for the attack, which killed 12 active-duty soldiers and one retired serviceman, and wounded 32 others. Hasan, who said the shooting was to prevent soldiers from deploying to Afghanistan and harming Muslims, will be the first US soldier executed by the military in over 60 years. The Army secretary will determine the time and place of the execution.

Former US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan is to be executed by firing squad for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 unarmed soldiers and injured 32. The Pentagon announced that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth recommended the execution, which President Donald Trump approved. This will be the first military execution by firing squad since the end of World War Two and the first military execution overall since 1961. Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist, was convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted murder, with a jury unanimously recommending his death sentence. The Secretary of the Army will determine the time and place of the execution.

President Donald Trump has approved the execution by U.S. Army firing squad of Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death in 2013 for the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting. Hasan, an army psychiatrist, killed 13 soldiers and wounded 30 others at the Texas army base. This would mark the first execution of a U.S. soldier by the military in over 60 years. The defense secretary recommended the execution, and the Secretary of the Army will determine the time and place. Hasan represented himself at trial, calling no witnesses and offering no testimony, leading defense attorneys to express concern he was seeking execution. The court was informed Hasan opposed U.S. military occupations and had communicated online with radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.