{
  "id": 12978214,
  "title": "Fort Hood shooter’s execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/fort-hood-shooters-execution-by-firing-squad-will-be-livestreamed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T23:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/fort-hood-shooters-execution-by-firing-squad-will-be-livestreamed-pentagon-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, has announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former US Army major responsible for a deadly shooting at Fort Hood in 2009, will be publicly livestreamed. This will mark the first military execution by firing squad since the conclusion of World War Two. Hegseth stated that the public needs to understand the serious consequences of such heinous acts. The Pentagon has confirmed that Hasan, who killed 13 unarmed soldiers, will be executed on December 3rd at Fort Hood in Texas. The decision, made by Defence Secretary, was approved by President Donald Trump. Hasan, a psychiatrist from Virginia, confessed in court to the shooting and apologized for any perceived mistakes. He claimed his actions were to protect Muslims and the Taliban in Afghanistan. The November 5th, 2009 attack on the crowded medical facility was the deadliest non-combat incident on an American military base.",
  "summary": "The public will be able to watch the execution of a former US Army major by firing squad, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Pete Hegseth Pushes For Public Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/pete-hegseth-pushes-for-public-firing-squad-execution-for-fort-hood",
        "published": "2026-10-08T21:04:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}