# Hegseth vows public firing-squad execution for Fort Hood shooter

https://mins.news/en/item/92402

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-09 01:16 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-08/hegseth-vows-public-firing-squad-execution-for-fort-hood-shooter?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac8407d7858580001465619

> Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, a former Army major who killed 13 people in a 2009 mass shooting, would be open for the public to see.

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