Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says

8 October 2026, 22: 40 BST. Updated 24 minutes ago.

Key points

• The execution is scheduled to take place at Fort Hood in Texas on 3 December, the secretary of the US Army remarked on Tuesday.
• The killings on 5 November 2009 were the deadliest ever non-combat attack on an American military base.
• The defence secretary had created the recommendation and President Donald Trump approved it, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell stated on Monday.
• The public will be able to watch the execution of a former US Army major by firing squad, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has remarked.
• An official from the Defense Department informed the BBC the execution of Nidal Hasan.

In practice, the public will be able to watch the execution of a former US Army major by firing squad, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has remarked.

Meanwhile, an official from the Defense Department informed the BBC the execution of Nidal Hasan. This person fatally shot 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, would be livestreamed.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon had confirmed earlier this week that it would execute Hasan in the first military execution in more than 60 years.

"We'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public, " Hegseth remarked on Thursday. "Because people need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things."

Hegseth remarked in an interview with conservative TV outlet Real America's Voice that Hasan is "gonna secure a firing squad of soldiers. As it should be".

In practice, the BBC has contacted the White House for comment on whether President Donald Trump supports a livestreamed public execution.

Meanwhile, the execution is scheduled to take place at Fort Hood in Texas on 3 December, the secretary of the US Army remarked on Tuesday. It will be the first military execution by firing squad since the end of World War Two.

In practice, the defence secretary had created the recommendation and President Donald Trump approved it, Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell stated on Monday.

Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist from Virginia, admitted in court that he was the gunman and apologised for "any mistakes". He remarked during his court-martial in 2013 that he believed he was protecting Muslims and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, the killings on 5 November 2009 were the deadliest ever non-combat attack on an American military base.

Notably, the shooting took place in a crowded medical building where deploying soldiers were awaiting check-ups and vaccines.

For now, fort Hood attacker' s execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.