Hegseth to ask Trump for execution of 2009 Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan

Published September 24, 2025 6:26pm ET



War Secretary Pete Hegseth will ask President Donald Trump to approve the execution of Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter who killed 14 people and injured dozens more in 2009.

Hasan was previously convicted of his crimes before a military jury and was sentenced to death. He has sat on death row for more than a decade.

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