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Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
What happened
According to Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump has approved a U.S. Army firing squad to execute Nidal Hasan, a former Army major convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting in Texas. Hasan has been held at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, since his 2013 conviction. The Army has not announced a date or location for Hasan's execution.
Why it matters
The approval of a firing squad execution for Hasan is significant as it would be the first U.S. military execution since 1961, if carried out, and marks a rare instance of this execution method being used.
Key facts
- Nidal Hasan was convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder.
- A military jury convicted Hasan in 2013.
- Hasan has been held at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, since his conviction.
- The Army has not announced a date or location for Hasan's execution.
- Firing-squad executions are extremely rare in the United States.
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