{
  "id": 12317146,
  "title": "Trump approves firing squad execution of US Army base shooter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/trump-approves-firing-squad-execution-of-us-army-base-shooter",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T06:30:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/trump-approves-firing-squad-execution-of-us-army-base-shooter/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump has authorized the firing squad execution of former US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that claimed 13 lives and injured 32 others. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed the decision in an X post on Monday, stating that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had recommended the execution and Trump had approved it. \"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,\" Parnell stated. The Army Secretary will determine the execution's time and location, with no date announced yet. If executed, Hasan would be the first US military inmate to face such a penalty since 1961.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad for Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted over the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed Read More: https://punchng.com/trump-approves-firing-squad-execution-of-us-army-base-shooter/",
  "key_points": [
    "Former US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan convicted of 2009 Fort Hood shooting.",
    "13 killed, 32 injured in the Fort Hood massacre.",
    "Trump authorizes firing squad execution for Hasan, first since 1961."
  ],
  "editors_take": "This development signals a potential shift in the US military's use of capital punishment, with implications for how it handles high-profile cases involving its own personnel.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Trump approves firing squad execution of US Army base shooter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/trump-approves-firing-squad-execution-of-us-army-base-shooter-12317844",
        "published": "2026-10-06T06:34:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}