11 days ago · United States
Pentagon to execute convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. Channel NewsAsia Latest, Deutsche Welle All News, Manchester Evening News, RNZ, South China Morning Post Asia, The Guardian UK, The Straits Times World, Axios, The Hill, RTHK International News, ABC News, NBC News Top Stories, BBC News World, and CBS News are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 6 Oct 2026, 00:26 UTC. 41 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Pentagon to execute convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth recommended the execution and it was approved by President Donald Trump.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by ABC News
Pentagon to execute convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad
- New development reported by CBS News
Trump admin. approves death by firing squad for Fort Hood shooter
- Picked up by CBS News
Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to be executed by firing squad, Pentagon says
- New development reported by ABC News
Man who killed 13 in Fort Hood mass shooting to be executed by Army firing squad
- severity changed
The assessed event severity changed.
- Picked up by BBC News World
Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two
- New development reported by BBC News US and Canada
Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad, in first since World War Two
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Ex-Army major who killed 13 at Fort Hood set to be executed by firing squad
- Picked up by RTHK International News
- Picked up by CBS News
- Picked up by CBS News
Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to be executed Dec. 3, email states
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
Fort Hood attacker to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two
- Picked up by ABC News
Army sets date for Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan to face firing squad
- Picked up by The Hill
- New development reported by Axios
Pete Hegseth says public can watch Fort Hood shooter's execution
- Picked up by Axios
Pete Hegseth says the public can watch Fort Hood shooter's execution
- New development reported by The Straits Times World
‘Public’ execution by firing squad for military base shooter Nidal Hasan, says US’ Hegseth
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
US military to live-stream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
US military to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter
- Picked up by CBS News
Hegseth says Fort Hood shooter's execution will be made public
View full timeline · 41 reports
- First reported by ABC News
Pentagon to execute convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad
- New development reported by CBS News
Trump admin. approves death by firing squad for Fort Hood shooter
- Picked up by CBS News
Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to be executed by firing squad, Pentagon says
- New development reported by ABC News
Man who killed 13 in Fort Hood mass shooting to be executed by Army firing squad
- severity changed
The assessed event severity changed.
- Picked up by BBC News World
Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two
- New development reported by BBC News US and Canada
Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad, in first since World War Two
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Ex-Army major who killed 13 at Fort Hood set to be executed by firing squad
- Picked up by RTHK International News
- Picked up by CBS News
- Picked up by CBS News
Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to be executed Dec. 3, email states
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
Fort Hood attacker to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two
- Picked up by ABC News
Army sets date for Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan to face firing squad
- Picked up by The Hill
- New development reported by Axios
Pete Hegseth says public can watch Fort Hood shooter's execution
- Picked up by Axios
Pete Hegseth says the public can watch Fort Hood shooter's execution
- New development reported by The Straits Times World
‘Public’ execution by firing squad for military base shooter Nidal Hasan, says US’ Hegseth
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
US military to live-stream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
US military to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter
- Picked up by CBS News
Hegseth says Fort Hood shooter's execution will be made public
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Hegseth says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be a public event
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Pete Hegseth says the public can watch firing squad’s execution of the Fort Hood shooter
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Pentagon says firing squad’s execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Pentagon says there will be a livestream of firing squad’s execution of the Fort Hood shooter
- Picked up by CBS News
Fort Hood shooter's execution will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
US to livestream Army execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon official says
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
US to live stream firing squad execution of military base shooter Nidal Hasan
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
US to live-stream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Hegseth says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed
- Picked up by The Hill
What to know about the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by RTHK International News
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed
- Picked up by Manchester Evening News
Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan firing squad execution to be livestreamed to public by Pentago
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
- Picked up by CBS News
Pentagon expected to livestream Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
US military to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
US to livestream Army execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon official says
- Picked up by CBS News
Pentagon will live stream Fort Hood shooter's execution, official says
- Picked up by CBS News
Pentagon will live stream Fort Hood shooter's execution, Hegseth says
Same story, different outlets
14 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- Channel NewsAsia LatestUS military to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter
- Deutsche Welle All NewsUS to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution: Pentagon
- Manchester Evening NewsFort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan firing squad execution to be livestreamed to public by Pentago
- RNZUS to livestream Army execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon official says
- South China Morning PostUS to live stream firing squad execution of military base shooter Nidal Hasan
- The GuardianHegseth says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be a public event
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- The Straits Times‘Public’ execution by firing squad for military base shooter Nidal Hasan, says US’ Hegseth
- AxiosPete Hegseth says public can watch Fort Hood shooter's execution
- The HillFort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s execution set for December
- RTHK International NewsFort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad
- ABC NewsMan who killed 13 in Fort Hood mass shooting to be executed by Army firing squad
- NBC News Top StoriesEx-Army major who killed 13 at Fort Hood set to be executed by firing squad
- BBC NewsFort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two
- CBS NewsTrump admin. approves death by firing squad for Fort Hood shooter