Pentagon Plans to Livestream Fort Hood Shooter's Execution

In October 2026, the Pentagon announced that the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, will be carried out by firing squad and streamed live. According to the Pentagon, this would be the first public execution in the United States in 90 years.

The announcement concerns Hasan, who was convicted for the 2009 attack at Fort Hood in Texas. The plan calls for the execution to be broadcast via livestream.