Trump approved the military's 1st firing squad execution since WWII. Why now?
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A memorial to the victims of the Fort Hood shooting, pictured in November 2009, outside the apartment complex where Hasan lived. Eli Kaplan/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan , the former U.S. Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009.
It would be the first U.S. military execution in over six decades — and the first by firing squad since World War II.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced the news on X Monday night, writing, "Judgement day for Hasan has finally come." Secretary of the Army Adam Telle said in an order released Tuesday that Hasan's execution will take place at Fort Hood on Dec. 3.
But Hasan could delay those proceedings if he files a habeas corpus appeal in the federal courts, said Robin Maher, executive director of the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center.
"The fact that the president has approved Mr. Hasan's death sentence is another step closer to his execution," Maher said. "But that does not mean that his execution will be imminent."
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“For years now, states have been pushing this rock of Sisyphus uphill … They're spending millions of dollars, and yet they're having botched executions,”
“On the one hand, it is one of our earliest forms of execution,”
“We basically have gone out of the business — until now — of executing people through the military justice system,”
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Army Sets Date for First Military Execution by Firing Squad Since 1945
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, will be shot to death on Dec. 3 at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 and wounded 32 in 2009.
Pentagon expected to livestream Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that Nidal Hasan's execution by firing squad will be shown publicly on Dec. 3, and a Pentagon official later told CBS News the U.S. military plans to livestream it. Hasan is the ex-Army major who was convicted of the 2009 killing of 13 people at Fort Hood.
Fort Hood shooter's execution will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the public will be able to watch the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the ex-Army major who was convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009.
Fort Hood shooter’s execution will be live-streamed, Defense Dept. says
“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.
Pentagon says there will be a livestream of firing squad’s execution of the Fort Hood shooter
The execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan is scheduled for Dec. 3 in Texas.
Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says
If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S.