Trump Approves Firing Squad Execution of 2009 Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan
President Donald Trump authorized the execution of Nidal Hasan, the soldier convicted in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting, by an Army firing squad following War Secretary Pete Hegseth's request, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Monday.
TL;DR
- President Donald Trump has authorized the execution of Nidal Hasan.
- Hasan was convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting where he killed 13 and wounded 32.
- The execution will be carried out by an Army firing squad.
- The decision followed a request from War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- The Secretary of the Army will determine the time and place of the execution.