# Pentagon to execute convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad

https://mins.news/en/item/87237

- ABC News, 2026-10-06 00:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://abcnews.com/US/pentagon-execute-convicted-fort-hood-mass-shooter-nidal/story?id=137019865

> Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended executing convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan, and President Donald Trump approved the recommendation.

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