Trump approved the military's 1st firing squad execution since WWII. Why now?

Oct 7, 2026 · Rachel Treisman

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Trump approved the military's 1st firing squad execution since WWII. Why now?

A memorial to the victims of the Fort Hood shooting, pictured in November 2009, outside the apartment complex where Hasan lived.

The Pentagon says Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad in December at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 people in 2009. The announcement came days after a botched lethal injection in Tennessee.

(Image credit: Eli Kaplan)