Washington, DC — President Donald Trump has approved Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recommendation to execute former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan by firing squad for the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting that killed 13 people and wounded 32 others.
Hasan, an Army psychiatrist at the time, opened fire inside Fort Hood’s Soldier Readiness Processing Center as troops prepared for deployment. A military jury convicted him and sentenced him to death in 2013.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced Monday that the Army secretary will determine the time and location of the execution. Hasan still has avenues to challenge the execution through the federal courts, meaning the approval does not necessarily mean it will occur immediately.
If carried out, Hasan would become the first U.S. military prisoner executed since 1961. He would also be the first Army prisoner executed by firing squad since Pvt. Eddie Slovik was shot for desertion in France in 1945.
The decision comes as the Trump administration expands its use of capital punishment and broadens available execution methods. Hasan’s case is governed by military law rather than the civilian federal death penalty system.
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