Pentagon: Fort Hood Shooter's Execution to Be Livestreamed

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people in 2009, will be broadcast to the public.

The execution of Nidal Hasan, a former US Army major and psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting, will be carried out by firing squad and broadcast via livestream to the public. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the move, as reported by CBS News and ABC News.

According to The Jerusalem Post, Hegseth addressed the decision while aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, noting that it would mark the first public execution of its kind in the United States since World War II. Hegseth stressed his intention to ensure the proceedings are accessible for the public to watch.

Further details regarding the scheduled date for the execution have not yet been released.