Summary
President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 soldiers in a 2009 Fort Hood shooting. Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013 and would be the first U.S. soldier executed by the military in over 60 years.Key Facts
- Nidal Hasan was an army psychiatrist who killed 13 soldiers in a Fort Hood shooting in 2009.
- He was sentenced to death by a military jury in 2013.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the execution method, and President Trump approved it.
- Hasan will be executed by a firing squad, a form of military execution.
- Hasan did not defend himself in court and made no attempt to deny the charges.
- Hasan opposed U.S. military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan and communicated with a known terrorist online.
- Hasan was wounded and paralyzed by a police officer who stopped the attack.
- Mass shootings are rare on U.S. military bases but have occurred in the past, including incidents in Georgia, Hawaii, Florida, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C.
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