President Donald Trump on Monday ordered the execution of former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter who killed 13 people.
The order, issued after a recommendation by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, will be carried out by a firing squad – a method the administration added to federal execution options amid shortages of lethal injection drugs.
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the Army will set the time and place, adding that "Judgment day for Hasan has finally come."
Hasan, now 56, was convicted of 45 counts of premeditated murder and attempted murder by a military jury in 2013. He remains partially paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair after being shot by police during his arrest.
The decision follows a botched lethal‑injection attempt in Tennessee that left inmate Christa Pike alive but unconscious, prompting state officials to consider alternatives like hanging or a firing squad.
If executed, Hasan would be the first U.S. soldier to die by firing squad since 1961, when a hanging took place. The Army will announce the execution date and location after consulting with the Department of Defense.