Pentagon to livestream Fort Hood shooter’s firing-squad execution
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the public will watch Nidal Malik Hasan’s execution at Fort Hood on Dec. 3; the first military execution since 1961.
The Pentagon confirmed Thursday that Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people and wounding 32 at Fort Hood in 2009, will be executed by firing squad on December 3 at the same base, and the execution will be livestreamed. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the public broadcast is meant to show “serious consequences” for such crimes; President Trump approved the plan. [1] [2] [3] [6]
Survivor Alonzo Lunsford supports the firing squad but opposes a livestream. Vice President JD Vance doubts the plan will proceed and will not watch; UN officials called the broadcast “tantamount to a public execution.” [4] [5] [7]
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