# U.S. military to conduct first firing squad execution since World War II

https://mins.news/en/video/88418

- NBC News, 2026-10-06 17:23 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6ejNqk63vg

> A former U.S. Army major convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 will be executed by firing squad. It will be the military’s first execution using that method since World War II.

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