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UPDATED Oct 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
Oct 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Trump authorizes firing squad for Nidal Hasan
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
President Donald Trump approved a firing-squad execution for former Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, the Pentagon said Monday. The Secretary of the Army will set the time and place; if carried out, it would be the first U.S. military execution in 65 years and the first Army firing squad execution since World War II.
WHO: President Donald Trump
WHAT: Trump approved a firing-squad execution for former Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.
WHEN: Oct 6, 2026 at 5:25 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Hasan was sentenced for killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.
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