Donald Trump approves firing squad execution for Nidal Hasan

United States President Donald Trump has approved the execution of Nidal Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist convicted of the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, through a firing squad.

Execution Approval for Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan

Sveriges Radio reported that if the execution is carried out, it will represent the first time the United States military has enforced a death sentence since 1961. Nidal Hasan was convicted in a military court in 2013 and sentenced to death following the attack that killed 13 people and injured over 30 others.

Trump Approves Firing Squad for Execution

Pentagons talesperson Sean Parnell announced that President Trump approved the firing squad method following a recommendation from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Aftonbladet reported. While the initial military court sentence mandated execution by lethal injection, the newly approved method introduces a firing squad.

Timeline of Judicial and Administrative Actions

The sequence of events spans more than a decade of legal proceedings following the 2009 massacre at the Texas military base:

• 2009: Nidal Hasan opens fire at Fort Hood, killing 13 individuals and wounding 31 people.
• 2013: A military court finds Hasan guilty and sentences him to death.
• President Donald Trump approves execution by firing squad upon the recommendation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as reported by Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell.

Army Secretary Decides Execution Timing

Nidal Hasan remains imprisoned at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth. According to reporting from Aftonbladet, the precise timing of when the execution will take place rests with the Army Secretary.