US to livestream execution of Texas gunman who killed 13
The US will livestream the army's upcoming firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, who fatally shot 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009, according to a Pentagon official.
The US military has announced it will livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009. Hasan will be the first person to be executed by firing squad by the US military since 1945. The execution, scheduled for December 3rd at 1pm, will be held at Fort Hood and is intended to demonstrate the consequences of such violent acts.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that he "planned to make Hasan's execution public," emphasizing the importance of transparency in such cases.
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