US to live stream firing squad execution of military base shooter Nidal Hasan
The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be live streamed after Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public”. Hegseth, speaking to the conservative television outlet Real America’s Voice News on Wednesday, said the execution of Hasan will take place at Fort Hood on December 3. Hasan, a former army psychiatrist, was convicted…
The United States is set to live stream the firing squad execution of former Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in a 2009 shooting. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed that President Donald Trump has approved the execution, which will take place at Fort Hood on December 3rd at 1pm.
The decision to execute Hasan by firing squad, at the same time and location as his shooting, was described by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as a "no brainer". Officials from the Pentagon have stated that more details regarding the execution will be provided in the coming days.
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- Hegseth says Hasan execution will be public abcnews.com
