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Nidal Hasan’s military execution
DevelopingNext check : The Army-announced execution at Fort Hood at 1 p.m. CST, subject to any judicial stay or changed military direction; check whether it proceeds and whether the method and protocol have been disclosed.
Where it stands
The Army has scheduled Nidal Hasan’s execution by firing squad for December 3, 2026, at 1 p.m. Central time at Fort Hood. Further litigation could affect the schedule, and the execution has not happened.
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The story so far
Update 1
Army sets December 3 firing-squad execution for Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
The Army has named a date, hour and place to execute Nidal Hasan, more than 13 years after his death sentence. Potential federal-court relief and unanswered firing-squad procedures could still interrupt the plan.
What moved
- Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle directs execution by firing squad.
Still open after this report
- Whether further federal litigation will produce a stay, and what firing-squad protocol the Army will use.
History
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Who's involved
People
- Adam TelleAmerican government official (born 1981/2)1 report
Donald TrumpPresident of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)1 report
Nidal HasanAmerican Army officer and mass murderer (born 1970)1 report
Pete HegsethUnited States Secretary of Defense1 report
Organizations
- Death Penalty Information CenterAmerican nonprofit organization focused on information about the death penalty1 report
- United States Armyland service branch of the United States Armed Forces1 report
United States Department of Defenseexecutive department of the United States federal government1 report
Places
- Fort HoodFort Hood, TX, USA1 report
- Fort LeavenworthFort Leavenworth, KS, USA1 report
Promises
Promised in this story: 1Conditional 1
- ConditionalPete Hegseth: Hegseth said the execution would take place in December if it goes ahead.Holds only if If the execution goes ahead.Due
Every outlet we read on this story
41 sources28 outlets6 videos3 wire copies
supremecourt.gov6
- No. 24-5225 ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES _______________ NIDAL M. HASAN, PETITIONER v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (CAPITAL CASE) _______________ ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES _______________ BRIEF FOR THE UNITED STATES IN OPPOSITION _______________ SARAH M. HARRIS Acting Solicitor General Counsel of Record ANTOINETTE T. BACON ANN O’CONNELL ADAMS Attorneys Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 [email protected] (202) 514-2217
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- APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE A PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES
- _______________ Appellee United States Army, Appellant Crim. App. No. 20130781 Argued March 28, 2023—March 4, 2024 Military Judges: Gregory A. Gross and Tara A. Osborn For Appellant: Major Bryan A. Osterhage and than F. Potter, tain Roman W. Griffith. DeGaine, Captain Anthony J. Scarpati, and Craig J. Schapira, Major Dustin L. Morgan, and Captain Karey B. Marren. Chief Judge OHLSON delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Judge SPARKS, Judge MAGGS, Judge HARDY, and Judge JOHNSON joined. _______________
CBS Newscbsnews.com21 video
The Hill22 videos
ABC Newsabcnews.com1
ABC News (Australia)11 video
CEEVISceevis.com1
- First reported
- Nidal Hasan Firing Squad: What Army Rules Say, and Don't
Georgia Public Broadcastinggpb.org1
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KIRO 7 News Seattlekiro7.com1
KSATksat.com1
Military.commilitary.com1
National Institute of Military Justicenimj.org1
NBC News11 video
- First reported
- U.S. military to conduct first firing squad execution since World War II · video
San Antonio Express-Newsexpressnews.com1
SCOTUSGatescotusgate.com1
Scripps News11 video
- First reported
- Today: Ft. Hood shooter set for firing squad execution, and more turmoil at Cornell · video
taskandpurpose.com1
The Independentindependent.co.uk1
The Killeen Daily Heraldkdhnews.com1
washingtonpost.com1
wikipedia.org1
WTOP Newswtop.com1
Who reported what
8 points2 confirmed by two or more outlets2 from a single outlet4 disputed
What 16 outlets reported about this story, point by point, and who reported each point first.
Where accounts conflict
Under federal law the execution must occur no sooner than 60 days and no later than 150 days after presidential approval, though legal processes could delay it indefinitely.
The Army secretary must determine the timing of the execution, and NBC said the timing was not yet known.
Army policy requires execution no sooner than 60 days and generally within 150 days after presidential approval, implying late 2026 or early 2027.
The interviewer said the U.S. military might carry out an execution by firing squad in December.
Army Secretary Adam Telle's order set Hasan's execution for Dec. 3 at Fort Hood.
The host said the Army had set a date for Nidal Hasan’s execution; the date was not stated in the transcript.
The execution of Nidal Hasan is scheduled to take place at Fort Hood, Texas, on 3 December.
Pete Hegseth said Nidal Hasan’s sentence would be carried out by firing squad at Fort Hood, Texas, at 1 p.m. on December 3, 2026.
The Pentagon says Nidal Malik Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad at Fort Hood on December 3; the year is not stated.
Hegseth said the execution would take place at Fort Hood.
Naidal Hassan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3 at 1 p.m. Central time.
Hegseth said the execution would take place on December 3.
The United States plans to execute Nidal Malik Hassan by firing squad on December 3.
The execution was scheduled for 1 p.m. on December 3 at Fort Hood in Texas.
Hegseth announced that Hassan is scheduled to be executed on December 3 at Fort Hood.
Hegseth announced that Nidal Malik Hassan’s execution would take place on December 3 at Fort Hood, Texas.
Nadal Hassan was scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 9.
No service member has been executed by the military since Private John Bennett was hanged in 1961.
It would be the first US military execution since April 13, 1961, when Army Private John A. Bennett was hanged.
A Defense Department official told the BBC that Hasan's execution would be livestreamed.
Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon would livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution by firing squad.
A Defense Department official confirmed the execution will be livestreamed.
Pentagon officials later clarified that the execution would be livestreamed.
A Defense Department official confirmed to ABC News that the execution is planned to be livestreamed.
The Pentagon confirmed that it will livestream Naidal Hassan’s execution.
A Pentagon official says the execution will be live-streamed.
The transcript says Pete Hegseth announced that the execution of former Army major Nidal Hasan would be live-streamed to the public.
The presenters reported that Pete Hegseth announced the execution would be livestreamed.
The Pentagon said Thursday that Hasan’s firing squad execution would be livestreamed and that more details would follow.
Pete Hegseth said Thursday that he would make the execution public, including by livestreaming it.
The announced plan includes streaming the execution live on the internet.
The Pentagon confirmed plans for the first livestreamed execution in US history, according to the report.
President Trump said he supported livestreaming the firing-squad execution, saying, “Absolutely.”
Donald Trump said he had not determined whether the execution would be livestreamed, but said Hasan would be killed.
Donald Trump said he approved the decision to livestream Hasan's death.
Trump replied “absolutely” when a reporter asked whether he approved of the plan.
The transcript says Trump had privately expressed misgivings about the livestream proposal, according to reports.
Points more than one outlet reported
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| Point | CBS News | NBC News | The Hill | Scripps News | ABC News (Australia) | NPR | Fox News | BBC News | The Guardian | Global News | ABC News | CBC News | MS NOW | Sky News | FRANCE 24 English | The Independent | Outlets |
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| Scheduled execution date and timeAccounts conflict | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Whether the execution would be livestreamedAccounts conflict | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trump’s support for publicizing the executionAccounts conflict | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Execution by firing squadIndependently confirmed | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Person named in the execution planNot independently confirmed | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Whether the execution would be publicIndependently confirmed | 13 |
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