Mass murderer Nidal Hasan set for Dec. 3 execution by firing squad at Fort Hood, email states

Updated on: October 6, 2026 / 8:21 PM CDT / CBS Texas

An execution date for former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, has been set for Dec. 3, 2026, and will take place at the same post where he carried out his attack, according to an email sent to the families of victims.

Hasan is set to die by firing squad in what will be the first military execution since 1961.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said late Monday that the plan to use an Army firing squad was recommended by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and approved by President Trump.

"Judgement day for Hasan has finally come," Parnell wrote.

CBS Texas has reached out to Fort Hood for comment and was directed to Army headquarters.

In addition to the 13 people Hasan killed on Nov. 5, 2009, 32 others were injured. Those targeted were unarmed soldiers who were at the readiness center as they were preparing to deploy. Hasan fired 146 times.

The last military execution took place 65 years ago, when the Army executed Pvt. John Bennett by hanging after he was convicted of rape and the attempted murder of…

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