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Fort Hood shooter set for execution by firing squad

Original: Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad: All to know

The soldier convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage is scheduled to be executed by firing squad, a rare method of capital punishment in the United States. The case has renewed discussion of the attack, one of the deadliest on a US military base, and of the continued use of firing squads in American executions.

Why now: News of a scheduled firing squad execution is rare and draws attention to a high-profile mass shooting case.

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• Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad: All to know · Al Jazeera

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