The US military plans to livestream the execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad.
A Pentagon official confirmed that the execution will be broadcast publicly. Hasan is scheduled to be executed on December 3.
Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist, killed 13 people during a mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009. Twelve of those killed were soldiers. Another 30 people were wounded in the attack.
The execution will mark the first carried out by the US military since 1961. It will also be the military’s first firing squad execution since World War II.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution should be public so people understand the serious consequences of such crimes. He confirmed that a firing squad of soldiers would carry out the sentence.
The Pentagon announced earlier this week that President Donald Trump had approved Hasan’s execution.
Hasan was shot and partially paralysed by a civilian police officer who responded to the Fort Hood attack.
A military jury sentenced him to death in 2013.
During his trial, Hasan represented himself. He called no witnesses and did not testify. Court-appointed defence lawyers expressed concerns that he appeared to be seeking execution.
Prosecutors said Hasan had opposed US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He had also communicated online with radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki before the attack.
The last US military execution took place in 1961, when John Bennett was hanged after being convicted of rape and attempted murder.
The planned execution of Hasan will therefore mark a major and highly unusual moment in modern US military justice.
The execution is scheduled for December 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST) at Fort Hood, Texas.
For Pakistan, that is approximately 12:00 midnight (00:00) on December 4, 2026.
The Pentagon has confirmed that it will be livestreamed, but the official streaming platform or link has not yet been announced. Officials have only said that viewing details will follow.
