Fort Hood gunman approved for firing-squad execution
President Donald Trump approved execution by military firing squad for Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, the BBC, Guardian and France 24 reported. It would be the first US military execution since 1961 and the first conducted by firing squad since the Second World War.
Why it matters
The order revives an exceptionally rare use of the US military death penalty and an execution method unused for decades.
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Part of the October 6, 2026 brief.