# US to livestream execution by firing squad

> The Pentagon will broadcast the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan on December 3rd, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth saying the public needs to see the consequences.
- Title: US to livestream execution by firing squad · The Verge
- Summary: The Pentagon will broadcast the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan on December 3rd, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth saying the public needs to…
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- Source: The Verge — https://theverge.com/tech/1008530/us-government-livestream-execution-firing-squad-fort-hood
- Author: Jay Peters
- Published: 2026-10-08T22:32:04+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: nidal hasan, fort hood, execution, firing squad, livestream, pete hegseth, defense department, technology, culture
## Pentagon to broadcast execution
The United States will livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major convicted of killing thirteen people at Fort Hood in Texas, anonymous Defense Department officials told the BBC and Associated Press.
## Execution scheduled for December
Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December third at two PM Eastern Time. The planned execution was announced this week by the Pentagon.
## Hegseth: public must see consequences
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in an interview with Real America's Voice that the execution will be public so people understand there are serious consequences for these types of things.

> We'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public, because people need to understand that there's serious consequences for these types of things.
## Key takeaway

The US Defense Department plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army major convicted of killing thirteen people at Fort Hood in Texas, on December third.