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Trump approves firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon says

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Nowell, C. (2026, October 6). Trump approves firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon says. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/05/trump-fort-hood-shooter-execution

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Donald Trump approved the execution of Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death for killing 13 soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, by US army firing squad. Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced this decision on X, stating that defense secretary Pete Hegseth had recommended and Trump had approved the method of execution. Hasan will be the first US soldier executed by military means in over six decades for his role as an army psychiatrist who carried out a mass shooting at Fort Hood.

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On October 16, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump canceled plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, who was convicted and sentenced to death for killing 13 people in a mass shooting at Fort Hood military base in Texas in 2009. The decision came after widespread criticism from domestic and international stakeholders, including U.S. politicians and religious organizations. Trump stated that although the streaming could serve as a deterrent against terrorism, he acknowledged that many Americans would prefer not to witness such an event. The execution will still take place but will not be publicly broadcast. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed the cancellation in a statement. This reversal marks a significant shift following initial plans announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier in October. Interviews with Americans showed overwhelming support for Trump's decision, citing concerns about making a spectacle out of an execution and likening public broadcasting to practices seen in countries like North Korea. The actual date and location of the execution have not been disclosed but must occur within 150 days of the president's approval, no sooner than 60 days from the announcement.

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The court that convicted Hasan was told that he was opposed to the US military’s occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, and that Hasan had spoken online with the radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, an al-Qaida propagandist and American citizen subsequently killed in a US drone strike in Yemen. Although US mass shootings are disturbingly common, they are rare at military facilities.

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Trump approves firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon says · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 0 hedged)

Donald Trump has approved the execution by US army firing squad of Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death for killing 13 soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a social media post. asserted

Parnell → approve → post

Hasan, who was an army psychiatrist, would become first US soldier to be executed by the US military in more than 60 years. asserted

who → become → years

Parnell said in a post on X that defense secretary Pete Hegseth “has recommended – and President Donald J. Trump has approved – death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan”. asserted

Trump → say → Hasan

He added: “The Secretary of the Army will set the time and place of the execution. asserted

Secretary → add → execution

Judgement day for Hasan has finally come.” asserted

day → come → Hasan

Hasan was sentenced to death by a military jury in 2013 for carrying out the mass shooting at the Fort Hood base. asserted

Hasan → sentence → base

He chose to conduct his own defense during the trial but called no witnesses and gave no testimony, and made no attempt to deny the charges. asserted

He → choose → charges

Court-appointed defense attorneys expressed concern that he was seeking execution. asserted

he → appoint → execution

Hasan, a US-born Muslim of Palestinian descent, opened fire on 5 November 2009 at a medical facility in the sprawling military base, which served as a staging point for soldiers to deploy to combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. asserted

soldiers → bear → Iraq

Twelve of the dead and 30 of the wounded were soldiers. asserted

30 → wound → wounded

Hasan was shot and partially paralyzed by a civilian police officer who responded to the attack. asserted

who → shoot → attack

they → convict → facilities

In 2025, a soldier opened fire at a US military base in the state of Georgia, wounding five fellow troops before he was tackled and apprehended. asserted

he → open → troops

In 2019, a US sailor fatally shot two people and wounded a third at a base in Hawaii, while a Saudi military student shot dead three people at a military facility in Florida the same year. asserted

student → shoot → Florida

A Kuwaiti-born US citizen attacked two military installations in Tennessee in 2015, killing four Marines and a sailor. asserted

citizen → bear → Marines

The FBI concluded the violence was inspired by a “foreign terrorist group.” asserted

violence → conclude → group

Two years earlier, a man killed 12 people and wounded eight at the Washington Navy Yard in the US capital before being shot dead by officers. asserted

man → kill → officers