The United States Army has scheduled the execution of former Army Major Nidal Hasan, who was convicted over the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people and wounded 32 others.
According to an execution order signed by Acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle and dated October 6, 2026, Hasan will be executed by firing squad at Fort Hood, Texas, on December 3, 2026.
The execution is scheduled for 1pm Central Standard Time.
The order was issued after US President Donald Trump approved Hasan’s death sentence on October 2.
“On 2 October 2026, the President of the United States, in the enclosed action, approved the sentence of death adjudged in the case of United States v. Major Hasan, Nidal M.,” the memorandum stated.
“This execution will take place at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday, 3 December 2026, at 1300 Central Standard Time, by firing squad, in accordance with AR 190-55,” it added.
The Commandant of the United States Disciplinary Barracks will serve as the execution officer, according to the order.
The development follows Trump’s approval of the military execution earlier this week.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell had announced that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth recommended the execution and Trump approved it.
