Trump approves military's first firing squad execution since WWII for Nidal Hasan

The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan will be executed in December at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 people in 2009.

The Chestnut Post Staff · October 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM EDT

Trump approves military's first firing squad execution since WWII for Nidal Hasan

President Trump has approved the military's first firing squad execution since World War II. The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be executed in December at Fort Hood.

Hasan killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. The Pentagon's announcement came days after a botched lethal injection in Tennessee.

Originally reported by NPR. Read the full story at NPR

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