US Military to Carry Out Firing Squad Execution for First Time in 81 Years
President Donald Trump has approved execution by firing squad for Nidal Hasan, the former Army major behind the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. If carried out, it would be the first US military firing-squad execution since World War II and the first death penalty imposed on a service member in 65 years.
The Pentagon announced Monday night that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the method and Trump approved it. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the Army Secretary will set the time and place of the execution.
Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, killed 13 people and wounded 32 at Fort Hood, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2009. A military jury sentenced him to death in 2013.
Under military rules, the condemned may still challenge the sentence through habeas corpus and other legal proceedings, which could delay execution.
(Compiled by GSM from CNN and Military.com reporting)
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