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Trump Orders Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Gunman
Original: Trump Orders Execution by Firing Squad for Gunman in 2009 Fort Hood Shooting
President Trump has ordered that Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, be executed by firing squad. Hasan has been on death row at Fort Leavenworth since his 2013 conviction, with his case stalled in appeals. The order revives attention to the long-delayed execution and its treatment as an act of terrorism.
Why now: A presidential order to carry out a long-stayed military death sentence is a major and controversial development.
Donald TrumpNidal HasanFort HoodFort LeavenworthUS Army
Evidence
- Trump Orders Execution by Firing Squad for Gunman in 2009 Fort Hood Shooting · The New York Times
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