Crime and courts / United States

Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be live streamed

ABC News Annabel Bowles

9 Oct 2026 09:17 AEDT Summary

Homicide Crime

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9 Oct 2026 10:47 AEDT the report was edited: 52 words added, 1 removed.

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Nidal Malik Hasan, a former army psychiatrist who shot and killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in 2009, was sentenced to death in 2013.

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ABC News Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be live streamed
7NEWS Execution of Fort Hood mass-murderer Nidal Malik Hasan to be livestreamed
The Age US to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter
The West Australian Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad
ABC News (Just In) Trump approves firing squad execution for convicted US military base shooter

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Nidal Hasan was an army psychiatrist who held the rank of major when he carried out a shooting in 2009.

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Outlet	Niral Score	Adjectives	Sourcing	Political diction	Sentiment	Mood
ABC Newsas they published this story	89.4	4	78	0.1	-0.3	15.4
7NEWS	87.3	10	66	0.1	-0.3	22.2

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Trump Approves Firing Squad for Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan , Setting Up First Military Execution Since 1961 ibtimes.com.au

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7NEWS Execution of Fort Hood mass-murderer Nidal Malik Hasan to be livestreamed Niral 87.3 · mostly calm writing political 0.1 The Age US to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter summary only, not scored WAtoday US to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter summary only, not scored The Sydney Morning Herald US to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter summary only, not scored Brisbane Times US to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter summary only, not scored The West Australian Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad summary only, not scored