# Trump orders firing squad for Fort Hood gunman who killed 13

https://mins.news/en/item/87409

- Reuters, 2026-10-06 04:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-orders-firing-squad-gunman-who-killed-13-people-fort-hood-texas-2026-10-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac47ba438d4b900014a11dd

> President Donald Trump has ordered a firing squad execution for the former U.S. Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas. The gunman later described the attack as retaliation for U.S. wars in the Muslim world, the Pentagon said.

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