Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed

The Pentagon has announced that the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, will be carried out by firing squad and livestreamed. Hasan, a former US Army major and psychiatrist, was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 in a 2009 shooting at the Texas military base.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution, scheduled to take place at Fort Hood on December 3, will be public, allowing people to watch it. According to Hegseth, this is to demonstrate the serious consequences of such actions. The execution will be carried out by a firing squad of soldiers.

Hasan admitted to being the gunman and apologized for his mistakes during his court-martial in 2013. He was sentenced to death. This will be the first military execution by firing squad since the end of World War Two and the first execution of an American service member since 1961.

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