# Hegseth vows to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter

https://mins.news/en/item/93101

- NBC News, 2026-10-09 11:29 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.today.com/video/pete-hegseth-vows-to-livestream-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-271322181671

> Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military will livestream an execution for the first time, making it viewable worldwide. The person due to die by firing squad was the shooter in the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood.

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