Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood attacker Nidal Hasan
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Summary
President Donald Trump has approved the use of a firing squad to execute Nidal Hasan, a former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in a 2009 Fort Hood shooting. Hasan will be the first US soldier executed by the military in more than 60 years.Key Facts
- Nidal Hasan carried out a mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009, killing 13 people and injuring 32.
- Hasan was found guilty of 45 counts of premeditated murder and attempted murder in 2013.
- The execution method of firing squad was recommended by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and approved by President Trump.
- Hasan’s execution would be the first military execution in the US since 1961.
- Military executions are rare and require presidential approval under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
- In April, the Trump administration added firing squad, gas asphyxiation, and electrocution as approved execution methods for the military.
- Hasan said during his trial that his attack aimed to stop soldiers from going to Afghanistan.
- The Army secretary will decide when and where the execution will take place.
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