Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s execution set for Dec. 3, with livestream planned

The Pentagon says it plans to livestream the scheduled execution of former Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. The Army has set Dec. 3, 2026, at 1 p.m. Central time for a firing squad at Fort Hood, Texas. Officials have not yet said where the stream will be hosted or how public access will work. The livestream announcement was reported by [The Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/fort-hood-shooter-execution-pentagon-818853afc1be5c70fe41c5b781a8d559) and [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-fort-hood-shooter-execution-public-nidal-hasan/); the Army’s [official notice](https://www.army.mil/article/295989/army_sets_execution_date_for_convicted_murderer_nidal_hasan) confirms the date and method. A court-martial convicted Hasan in 2013 of killing 13 people and wounding 32, and sentenced him to death. The Army says President Donald Trump approved the sentence on Oct. 2 after the military appeals process concluded; the Supreme Court declined to review the case in 2025. The December date is not certain: AP reports that Hasan could seek federal habeas review, which may delay the execution. The livestream plan has prompted a debate over public access to executions. Some legal experts cited by AP say broadcasting could make the process more transparent; others question the government’s reasons for showing an execution to the public and raise concerns about turning punishment into spectacle. The Pentagon has not released further streaming details. Historical context: the U.S. military’s last execution was in 1961, while its last firing-squad execution was in 1945. Those are separate milestones. This report contains no graphic imagery. Archive photo: President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at a Fort Hood memorial honoring the 13 victims on Nov. 10, 2009. Photo by David Larsen, Fort Hood Public Affairs Office; [DVIDS marks it public domain](https://www.dvidshub.net/image/222296/hood-nation-pay-tribute-victims-post-shooting-spree).