Pentagon announces Fort Hood shooter execution will be livestreamed

The Pentagon said on October 8, 2026 that the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be shown live to the public. Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3, 2026. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the announcement. President Trump ordered the firing squad method. Hasan was an Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people and injured 32 at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009. He was convicted of the attack and has been on death row since then. This will be the first U.S. military execution in 65 years. The last military execution by firing squad happened during World War II. The last military execution of any kind was in 1961, by hanging.