The execution of convicted mass shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be streamed live on December 3, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed. The Pentagon announced that the execution of the former Army officer, who killed 13 people and injured 32 others during a 2009 rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, will utilize a military firing squad.
Public Livestream and Firing Squad Execution at Fort Hood
Speaking aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier on Wednesday, Hegseth told the conservative TV outlet Real America’s Voice News that the administration intends to provide full transparency for the capital sentence. He added that utilizing a firing squad of soldiers for the execution is a “no-brainer,” asserting that the public needs to understand the severe consequences of such crimes. When asked if Hasan had made any final requests or reached out to the Donald Trump administration, Hegseth replied: Don’t care.
We’ll see him on December 3rd.
According to Defense Department officials on Thursday, the execution is scheduled for 1 p.m. local time on December 3 at Fort Hood—matching the exact day of the week and time of day when Hasan launched his attack 15 years ago. While Pentagon officials confirmed that the event will be livestreamed, specific platform details have not yet been released. The White House immediately referred all questions regarding the livestream logistics to the Pentagon on Thursday, following an initial announcement made Monday by Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell confirming that President Donald Trump had approved the execution.
Execution Helps Survivors Close a Chapter
Retired Staff Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford told America’s Newsroom that he will be watching the execution of the officer who shot at him 15 years ago.
He emphasized that the public execution serves a dual purpose: allowing affected families and survivors to close a chapter while sending an unambiguous message against violence within the armed forces. Lunsford said: It’s for two reasons. One is to give the families of the deceased a chance to close a chapter and also the survivors to close a chapter,
and it sends a clear message that we will not stand for this activity in any of our armed services or in the United States.
The upcoming execution carries immense historical weight for the U.S. military justice system. The military has not executed a service member by firing squad since World War II.
