Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced Monday that convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan has been sentenced to death by firing squad.
Parnell made the announcement on the social platform X, confirming that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “recommended” the method and President Trump “approved” it.
Hasan carried out the 2009 attack at Fort Hood, opening fire on unarmed American soldiers while shouting “Allahu Akbar.”
The attack left 13 people dead and 32 others wounded in one of the deadliest acts of domestic terrorism on a U.S. military installation.
Hasan chose to represent himself during his 2013 trial, delivering a stunning opening statement that left little to the imagination about his role.
“The evidence will clearly show that I am the shooter,” Hasan told the court, offering no attempt to dispute the charges against him.
He later added that the evidence would show “that we are imperfect Muslims trying to establish the perfect religion… I apologize for any mistakes I made in this endeavor.”
Parnell announced that the Secretary of the Army will be responsible for setting the time and place of the execution.
“Judgement day for Hasan has finally come,” Parnell wrote, signaling the administration’s intent to move forward without delay.
Death by firing squad has a long and rare history in the United States, with at least 144 civilian prisoners executed by shooting since 1608, according to the Associated Press.
The most recent civilian execution by firing squad was Brad Sigmon, a 67-year-old man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 2001 and sentenced to death in 2002.
Sigmon chose the firing squad over the electric chair and lethal injection, the two other available death penalty methods in South Carolina, making his case the first use of the method in 15 years.
