Pentagon to Livestream Execution of Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Malik Hasan

Lake Charles, LA, October 8, 2026 — The U.S. Department of Defense, commonly known as the Pentagon, has announced that the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed. Hasan, identified as the shooter in the 2009 Fort Hood attack, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad.

The execution is slated to take place at Fort Hood, Texas, on December 3rd. Details regarding the specific platform or method of livestreaming were not immediately provided in the announcement.

Nidal Malik Hasan was convicted for his role in the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, then known as Fort Hood, which resulted in the deaths of 13 people and wounded dozens more. He was a U.S. Army major and a psychiatrist at the time of the incident. In 2013, Hasan was convicted by a military court and sentenced to death.

The decision to livestream the execution marks a significant development in the protocol for capital punishment within the military justice system. Information on whether family members or victims’ families will have specific access or viewing arrangements was not disclosed in the initial Pentagon statement. The specifics of the livestreaming process and its intended audience are expected to be clarified as the execution date approaches.

The Pentagon’s announcement did not include further details regarding the operational aspects of the livestream or any potential public access beyond what is conventionally understood by such a broadcast. The scheduled date of December 3rd has been set for the proceedings. The method of execution specified is a firing squad.

Story summarized from the original created by Associated Press on americanpress.com, see more information here.

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