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U.S. Army schedules firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan

President Trump approved the December execution, which would mark the first military death sentence carried out since 1961.

Updated Oct 9, 2026 · 00:03 UTC5 reports

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Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle set a Dec. 3 execution date at Fort Hood for Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people in a 2009 mass shooting.[Fox News · Associated Press · CBS News]
President Donald Trump authorized carrying out the death sentence using an Army firing squad.[Fox News · Associated Press · CBS News]
If carried out, it will be the U.S. military's first execution of any kind since 1961.[Associated Press · NPR · CBS News]
Hasan's former civil attorney John Galligan argued that the Army violated procedural rules by notifying Hasan without legal counsel present.[ABC News]

Acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle scheduled Nidal Hasan's execution by firing squad for Dec. 3 at Fort Hood.[Fox News · Associated Press]
President Donald Trump approved the execution of Hasan by military firing squad.[Fox News · Associated Press · CBS News]
Nidal Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people during a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood.[Fox News · Associated Press · CBS News]
The United States military has not carried out an execution since 1961.[Associated Press · NPR · CBS News]

John Galligan, an attorney who represented Hasan in civil matters, stated that he believes Army rules requiring legal counsel during the execution notification were not followed.[ABC News]

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