Pentagon says Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution will be livestreamed

· Security · United States

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, will be livestreamed on December 3. "We'll make sure that people are able to watch it," Hegseth said Thursday, calling it a public event. A Pentagon official confirmed the broadcast plan. It would be the first US military execution since 1961. The decision comes amid renewed debate over the death penalty after Tennessee's botched lethal injection of Christa Pike.

Why it matters：A publicized military execution would set a precedent for transparency in US capital punishment and fuel the broader global debate over the death penalty.

Key points

  • Hasan was convicted of killing 13 and injuring 32 at Fort Hood in 2009.
  • The execution is scheduled for December 3 by firing squad.
  • It would be the first US military execution since 1961.

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