# Public Execution for Military Shooter

> US says Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution will be public.
- Title: Public Execution for Military Shooter · The Straits Times
- Summary: US says Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution will be public. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth claims convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's military…
- Keywords: nidal hasan, peter hegseth, fort hood, military execution, us defense secretary, al qaeda, death penalty, us military, us president donald trump, firing squad, news, world
- Source: The Straits Times — https://straitstimes.com/world/united-states/public-execution-by-firing-squad-for-military-base-shooter-nidal-hasan-says-us-hegseth
- Published: 2026-10-08T21:40:16+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nidal hasan, peter hegseth, fort hood, military execution, us defense secretary, al qaeda, death penalty, us military, us president donald trump, firing squad, news, world
## US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s firing squad execution will be public.

> He’s going to get a firing squad of soldiers, as it should be, and we’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public
## Pentagon Confirms Trump Approval
Pentagon confirmed President Donald Trump approved Hasan’s execution for the 2009 attack that killed 13 people and wounded 30.
## Hasan's Military Sentence
Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013 for Al-Qaeda-inspired attack that killed 13 soldiers and wounded 30.
## First Military Execution Since 1961
Hasan’s execution will be the US military’s first since 1961, marking a significant shift in US capital punishment policy.
## Key takeaway

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth claims convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's military execution will be public, marking the US's first execution since 1961.