Trump clears way for Fort Hood terrorist to face Army firing squad nearly 17 years after massacre

What happened: President Donald Trump approved death by U.S. Army firing squad for Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood attack, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced Monday. Key numbers: 13 killed and 32 wounded in the 2009 attack. Execution set for 1 p.m. CT on Dec. 3 at Fort Hood, Texas. First approved U.S. Why it matters: Hasan's case is automatically appealed to the U.S. Army Criminal Court of Appeals and then the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. The Supreme Court denied a prior appeal after the sentence was upheld in early 2025.

President Donald Trump approved death by U.S. Army firing squad for Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood attack, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced Monday.

Hasan's case is automatically appealed to the U.S. Army Criminal Court of Appeals and then the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. The Supreme Court denied a prior appeal after the sentence was upheld in early 2025.