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Ex-Army major who killed 13 at Fort Hood set to be executed by firing squad
NBC News • • general
Key Points:
- Nidal Hasan, the former U.S. Army major who killed 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be executed by firing squad, marking the first military execution by this method since World War II.
- The execution method was recommended by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and approved by President Donald Trump, according to Defense Department spokesperson Sean Parnell.
- Hasan, a psychiatrist, opened fire at Fort Hood on November 5, 2009, killing 13 and wounding 32 while shouting “Allahu akbar,” and was convicted of premeditated murder in 2013.
- Prosecutors claimed Hasan was motivated by refusal to deploy to Afghanistan and a sense of jihad duty, though a Joint Terrorism Task Force found he was not involved in terrorist activities and acted alone.
- Acting Army Secretary Adam R. Telle will determine the time and place for Hasan’s execution, with officials stating that “Judgement day for Hasan has finally come.”
