US military to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution by firing squad
His execution would be the first military execution since 1961, which was carried out by hanging.
The U.S. military will air the execution of Nidal Hasan, a former army psychiatrist sentenced to death for the 2009 Fort Hood massacre, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced. Hasan, 56, would be the first person executed by a firing squad by the U.S. military since World War II. The Dec. 3 execution is set to occur at the same Texas base where Hasan carried out his shooting.
Hegseth, who advocated for the firing squad, stated that public viewing of the execution is necessary to illustrate the gravity of such crimes. The Pentagon confirmed the live broadcast, though White House approval was required. Hasan, now paralyzed, expressed no final wishes before his scheduled execution. Notably, executions in the U.S. are rarely televised, with the last public execution taking place in 1936. Military firing squads executed only once in 1945.
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