Who is Nidal Hasan? Trump approves firing squad execution of 2009 Fort Hood shooter who killed 13 people in deadly massacre
President Donald Trump has approved the use of a firing squad to execute Nidal Hasan, convicted in the 2009 massacre at Fort Hood in Texas.
Donald Trump has authorized the military to execute Nidal Hasan, the shooter responsible for a 2009 massacre at Fort Hood in Texas. On October 5, the Pentagon confirmed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the use of a firing squad as the method of execution for Hasan, which Trump had subsequently approved. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced on X, "Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended — and President Donald J. Trump has approved — death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan." The execution's timing and location will be determined by the Secretary of the Army.
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