# Ex-Army major who killed 13 at Fort Hood set to be executed by firing squad

https://mins.news/en/item/87360

- NBC News, 2026-10-06 02:58 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ex-army-major-fort-hood-shooting-execution-firing-squad-rcna601791

> Nidal Hasan, a former U.S. Army major who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009, is set to be executed by firing squad, officials said Monday.

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