Trump approves US Army’s first execution by firing squad since World War II

President Donald Trump has approved the use of a firing squad for the execution of Nidal Hasan who was convicted in the 2009 massacre at Fort Hood in Texas.
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US military to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution by firing squad

The United States will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, a former army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in 2009, the Pentagon said. Hasan, 56, is ...

Army caught off guard by Hegseth’s order to make firing squad execution public

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s announcement that the execution of the convicted Fort Hood mass shooter would be shown in public caught people across the Pentagon and the Army off guard, three ...

Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood shooter’s firing squad execution

President Donald Trump said Thursday that Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s firing squad execution will not be livestreamed, ...
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Are Firing Squad Executions Seeing a Revival in the U.S.?

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