Trump Approves Firing-Squad Execution of Fort Hood Gunman Nidal Hasan
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President Donald Trump has approved the execution by U.S. Army firing squad of former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said Trump approved the execution on the recommendation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The secretary of the Army will determine its time and place. Under federal law, a military death sentence cannot be carried out without presidential approval.
Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, opened fire inside a medical processing building on Nov. 5, 2009. During his 2013 court-martial, he acknowledged carrying out the attack and said he sought to prevent U.S. troops from deploying to Afghanistan and killing Muslims. A military jury convicted him of premeditated murder and attempted premeditated murder and sentenced him to death.
The Supreme Court declined in March 2025 to hear Hasan’s appeal, clearing a major legal obstacle. However, Hasan could still seek habeas corpus review in the civilian federal court system, potentially delaying the execution.
If carried out, it would be the U.S. military’s first execution since Army Pvt. John Bennett was hanged in 1961. Hasan is one of four men currently on military death row at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Military executions are rare, and a previously approved execution—that of Army Spc. Ronald Gray—remains on hold after judicial intervention.
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