The Latest Breaking News from Fort Hood

Andy Burnham says public execution is ‘abhorrent’ as US moves ahead with firing squad livestream

Fort Hood gunman Nidal Malik Hasan is set to be executed by firing squad in December

The Independent UK · Oct 11

Vance Won't Watch Hasan's Fort Hood Execution. Here's Why That Matters

VP JD Vance says he won't watch the Pentagon's planned December livestream of Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution — even as officials press forward.

Latin Times · Oct 11

Fort Hood survivor opposes move to livestream firing squad execution

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The Independent UK · Oct 10

Streamers Split On Execution: HasanAbi and Asmongold clash over Nidal Malik Hasan; debate over livestream

HasanAbi criticised the reported plan to execute Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad and livestream the event, calling it “barbaric” and comparing it to the Dark Ages. Hasan, responsible for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, reportedly faces execution on December 3, 2026. Fellow streamer Asmongold supported the decision, referencing online…

The Times of India · Oct 10

Public executions in USA: What does Fort Hood firing squad execution mean? When will Pentagon live stream take place?

Public executions in USA: Five states currently allow executions by firing squad: Idaho, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah. The Trump administration earlier this year said it would allow execution by firing squad in the federal prison system.

The Economic Times · Oct 9

JD Vance casts doubt on Pete Hegseth’s Fort Hood execution livestream

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The Independent UK · Oct 9

JD Vance says he won’t watch Pete Hegseth’s planned Fort Hood shooter execution livestream

American armed forces have not carried out an execution by firing squad since World War II

The Independent UK · Oct 9

Legal path seems narrow to challenge livestream of Fort Hood shooter's execution, experts say

Experts believe any effort to challenge the Trump administration’s plan to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan might rest solely with Hasan

The Independent UK · Oct 9

UN condemns US plan to livestream execution of Texas Fort Hood base gunman

The United Nations on Friday condemned US plans to livestream the execution of former US Army Major Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base on November 5, 2009, calling the move “abhorrent” and warning that it could violate the prohibition against torture.

The Times of India · Oct 9

US plans to execute former army major by firing squad are ‘disturbing’, Bridget Phillipson says

Nidal Malik Hasan is due to be executed after he was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in a shooting at the Fort Hood military base in 2009

The Independent UK · Oct 9