# Fort Hood shooter's firing-squad execution will be livestreamed, Pentagon says

https://mins.news/en/item/92225

- BBC News, 2026-10-08 21:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy0r96xygx6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the public would be able to watch former Army major Nidal Hasan's execution by firing squad. A Defense Department official told the BBC it would be livestreamed; the execution is scheduled for 3 December at Fort Hood, Texas.

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