{
  "id": 12571020,
  "title": "US Army to execute Texas military base shooter by firing squad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/us-army-to-execute-texas-military-base-shooter-by-firing-squad-12571020",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T07:16:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/us-army-to-execute-texas-military-base-shooter-by-firing-squad/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The United States Army has scheduled the execution of former Army Major Nidal Hasan, convicted for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people and wounded 32 others, by firing squad. The execution is set to take place on December 3, 2026, at Fort Hood, Texas, at 1pm Central Standard Time. This marks the first military execution in the United States since 1961, following President Donald Trump's approval of the death sentence on October 2, 2026.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Texas set to execute man for fatally shooting a convenience store clerk during robbery in 2000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/texas-set-to-execute-man-for-fatally-shooting-a-convenience-store",
        "published": "2026-10-07T04:03:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Texas man faces execution for killing convenience store clerk in 2000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/texas-man-faces-execution-for-killing-convenience-store-clerk-in-2000",
        "published": "2026-10-07T04:54:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "US Army to execute Texas military base shooter by firing squad",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/us-army-to-execute-texas-military-base-shooter-by-firing-squad",
        "published": "2026-10-07T07:14:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}