Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to be executed by firing squad, Pentagon says
Updated on: October 5, 2026 / 9:26 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- The Trump administration approved the execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad.
- Hasan killed 13 people and injured over 30 in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood.
- He was convicted of murder in a 2013 court-martial and sentenced to death.
- Hasan claimed he opened fire to protect Islamic insurgents.
- The execution plan was recommended by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and approved by President Trump.
- This could be the military's first execution of a service member since 1961.
- The use of a firing squad is rare; the federal government typically uses lethal injection.
- Hasan's appeals process included him representing himself and the Supreme Court declining to review his case.