Pentagon to Livestream First Military Execution in Over 65 Years
The Pentagon has announced that the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 in 2009, will be livestreamed. The execution is scheduled to occur at Fort Hood on…
Wilmington, NC, October 9, 2026 — The Pentagon has announced that the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be livestreamed. This marks the first military execution to take place in more than 65 years.
The execution is scheduled for December 3rd and is slated to occur at Fort Hood, the site of the 2009 attack. Nidal Malik Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in the November 5, 2009, shooting incident.
The decision to livestream the execution follows a trend in some jurisdictions of making executions more transparent. However, details regarding the specific platform or method for the livestream have not been publicly released.
Hasan’s case has been a subject of significant legal proceedings since the attack. He was found guilty by a military jury in 2013 on multiple counts of murder and attempted murder. His appeals process has concluded, allowing the execution to proceed.
The last military execution in the United States occurred in 1964, when Army Private John A. Bennett was hanged for rape and murder. The scheduled execution of Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad represents a significant event in the history of military justice in the U.S.
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