US to livestream Army execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon official says
Tommy Alien · Automatically curated summary from Army Times.
A Pentagon official, speaking on condition of anonymity, stated that the U.S. plans to livestream the scheduled Dec. 3, 2026 execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously announced plans to make the execution public, a recommendation approved by President Donald Trump. If carried out, it will mark the U.S. military's first firing squad execution since 1945. The official provided no additional details regarding broadcasting procedures.
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Details regarding how the execution will be livestreamed rely on an anonymous Pentagon official, and further official specifics have not yet been released.
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