Donald Trump orders firing squad execution for Fort Hood mass shooter
United States President Donald Trump has approved using an army firing squad to execute former army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan for the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting in Texas.
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United States President Donald Trump has ordered the execution by military firing squad of the gunman who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas. RTE, Investing.com, and Reuters all reported that the order targets the former United States Army psychiatrist responsible for the 2009 shooting. [1][2][4]
RTE reported that the execution of former United States Army Major Nidal Hasan was approved by Donald Trump following a recommendation from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell made the announcement on X. [1]
According to RTE, the 2009 attack resulted in the deaths of 12 unarmed active-duty soldiers and one retired serviceman, while 32 other people were wounded. Sean Parnell stated that Nidal Hasan shouted Allahu Akbar during the mass shooting. [1]
The Secretary of the Army will oversee the administrative procedures for carrying out the military sentence. No official date for the execution has been confirmed in the immediate reports. [1]
In short
- Donald Trump ordered the execution of Nidal Hasan by an army firing squad.
- Nidal Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 32 others at Fort Hood in 2009.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the execution by firing squad.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Trump orders firing squad for man who killed 13 in TexasRTE, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Trump orders firing squad for gunman who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, TexasInvesting.com, 2h ago
- [3]Texas businessman gets 13 years in federal prison as feds seize his Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Firebird and dozens more cars to pay back fraud victimsFortune, 10h ago
- [4]Trump orders firing squad for gunman who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, TexasReuters, 3h ago
- [5]Trump to visit Texas again this weekCBS News, 7h ago
- [6]President Trump returned to North Texas. Will it help or hurt AG Ken Paxton?NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, 17h ago
Background
- [7]Security incidents involving Donald Trump on Wikipedia
- [8]Brad Sigmon on Wikipedia
- [9]Texas on Grokipedia
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 9 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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