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Pentagon Announces Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter

Nidal Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, will face execution by firing squad in December. This marks the military's first such execution since World War II. The Pentagon announced the decision days after a lethal injection procedure faced issues in Tennessee.

10/08/2026 · Alaska edition

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The Pentagon announced that Nidal Hasan, convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be executed by firing squad in December. The execution will take place at Fort Hood, the location where Hasan killed 13 people.

This decision represents the first military execution by firing squad since World War II. The announcement from the Pentagon came within days of a reported problematic lethal injection in Tennessee.

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