Tag: firing_squad

Trump Drops Plan to Livestream Fort Hood Shooter's Execution

16 Oct 2026 7:31 a.m.

The firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan will proceed as scheduled on Dec. 3, with victims' immediate families allowed to attend in person but no stream, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had proposed broadcasting it.

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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports on Planned Public Execution, Senate Debates

9 Oct 2026 9:02 a.m. · Source: Newsweek

Newsweek reports the Pentagon plans to execute the 2009 Fort Hood attacker by firing squad and livestream it in December, while covering contentious Senate debates in Maine, Michigan and Georgia.

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