# Military Firing Squad Execution to Be First in 65 Years

> Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan set for military firing squad execution, livestreamed for the first time in 65 years.
- Title: Military Firing Squad Execution to Be First in 65 Years
- Summary: Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan set for military firing squad execution, livestreamed for the first time in 65 years. Nidal Malik Hasan will be executed…
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- Topics: nidal malik hasan, fort hood, military execution, firing squad, death row, united states disciplinary barracks, fort leavenworth, peter hegseth, president donald trump, defense secretary, military justice, death penalty
## Military Firing Squad Execution
The U.S. military will execute Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad, livestreamed for the first time in 65 years.
## Hasan's Background
Hasan, a former Army major and psychiatrist born Sept. 8, 1970, in Arlington County, Va., killed 13 soldiers at Fort Hood.
## The Attack
On Nov. 5, Hasan entered a medical building at Fort Hood where soldiers were waiting for immunizations and opened fire.

> Allahu akbar, Arabic for "God is great!"
## Hasan's Motive
Hasan claimed he aimed to stop soldiers from going to Afghanistan and killing his fellow Muslims.
## Legal Status
A military judge barred Hasan from using his motive as a defense during his 2013 trial.
## Execution Details
Military executions require presidential approval and are carried out at the crime scene using a firing squad method.
## Key takeaway

Nidal Malik Hasan will be executed by firing squad, livestreamed, marking the first military execution in over 65 years.