# Trump confirms Fort Hood shooter will be executed by firing squad

https://mins.news/en/item/93892

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-09 21:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/9/trump-confirms-fort-hood-shooters-execution-will-be-by-firing-squad?traffic_source=rss

> The Pentagon says Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, will be executed by firing squad in a public, livestreamed event. The White House has not confirmed the Pentagon’s remarks. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 at the Texas base in 2009.

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