The Pentagon confirmed the execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad at Fort Hood, marking the first such method since WWII. Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people in 2009, will be executed on December 3. The execution will be livestreamed, a first in over 60 years.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the execution would be public, stating it would be the first U.S. military execution in over six decades. The execution of Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, will take place at the same base where he committed the 2009 shooting that killed 13 people and injured 32 others.
The Pentagon confirmed the execution will be livestreamed and clarified that more details would follow. The execution follows a botched lethal injection in Tennessee, prompting the decision to use a firing squad. The event will be the first military execution in the U.S. since 1961, when Army Private John Bennett was executed by hanging.
The White House referred questions about the livestreamed execution to the Pentagon. Officials confirmed the execution will be public and that more details would follow. The decision to use a firing squad was made by President Donald Trump, who approved the execution of Hasan.