Fort Hood shooter and convicted war crimes suspect
President Donald Trump has approved a U.S. Army firing‑squad execution for Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 and wounded more than 30. The Army secretary will set the time and place. Hasan can seek habeas corpus review in civilian courts, which can delay the execution for years.
Hasan’s military death sentence has been approved for execution by firing squad and is advancing toward a December 3 date at Fort Hood. The Pentagon confirms the President’s approval, and the defense secretary has designated the method, with the process moving through military channels. A civilian habeas corpus appeal could still delay proceedings.
A Tennessee inmate, Christa Pike, has awakened after surviving a botched lethal-injection attempt, becoming the first known person to survive such an execution in the United States. Her lawyers say she is angry and confused as authorities preserve evidence from the event, while Tennessee Governor Bill Lee halts other executions and a separate Texas execution proceeds.