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Trump approves firing squad for Fort Hood's Hasan
The Hindu··6d ago
U.S. President Donald Trump has approved execution by firing squad for Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan. Hasan was convicted for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the Army secretary will set the time and place. The U.S. military has not carried out the death penalty since 1961.
Prism
What It Means For You
- A presidential approval starts formal steps toward a military execution.
- Hasan can still seek a habeas corpus stay in civilian federal court.
- Four men, including Hasan, remain on military death row at Fort Leavenworth.
What's Happening
- Parnell said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the firing squad method.
- BBC reported it would be the first military firing squad execution in more than 60 years.
- Parnell wrote on X that judgement day for Hasan has finally come.
The Fort Hood Case Record
- Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, opened fire at a Fort Hood medical building in 2009.
- More than 30 people were injured in the attack, according to The Hindu.
- The last military execution was Pvt. John Bennett, hanged in 1961.
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