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Published 11 Oct 2026
The Pentagon says the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former U.S. Army major convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shootings that killed 13 people, will take place on Dec. 3 and be carried out by firing squad at Fort Hood, Texas. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the date and method, and a Pentagon official later confirmed the execution will be livestreamed to the public.
Hasan, an army psychiatrist at the time of the 2009 attack, was convicted for the killings at Fort Hood. Multiple U.S. outlets reported that the secretary of defense provided the scheduling information and that Pentagon officials confirmed plans for a public broadcast of the execution.
Officials and media reports place the execution at Fort Hood on Dec. 3. The Guardian reports the event is scheduled for 1 p.m., and says it would be the first U.S. military execution in more than 60 years; that detail was reported by The Guardian and is attributed to that outlet here.
A military execution and its public broadcast are highly unusual in the modern U.S. context. News organizations covering the story underscored both the procedural rarity and the operational steps the Defense Department is taking to carry out the sentence. The planned livestream means the Pentagon intends to make the event visible to the public rather than restrict access to on-site attendees or closed observers.
The reports cite the long-postponed nature of military capital punishment; The Guardian notes that this would be the first U.S. military execution in over six decades. The case dates to 2009, when Hasan carried out the attack at Fort Hood that left 13 people dead and many more wounded. Hasan was tried and convicted by a military court.
According to the reports, the decision to schedule the execution and to broadcast it publicly was announced by the defense secretary and confirmed by a Pentagon official. Media accounts indicate the department is handling both the timing and the logistics of the execution at the military installation.
News reports to date relay the date, place, method and that a livestream will be provided. Additional details — including the specific technical setup for the livestream, how the broadcast will be hosted, access for victims’ families or other observers, any legal challenges or appeals still pending, and responses from those affected by the 2009 attack — were not detailed in the reports reviewed.
The scheduled execution has drawn attention because of its rarity within the U.S. military justice system and because it involves an event the Pentagon says will be transmitted publicly. Further updates are likely as the Dec. 3 date approaches and as officials provide more information about access and procedures.
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The Pentagon announced it will livestream the military execution of the gunman who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. Officials said the execution will be carried out by firing squad and be publicly viewable.
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