US Army to Execute Fort Hood Shooter by Firing Squad

Source Summary

The Pentagon announced that Nidal Malik Hasan will be executed by firing squad for the 2009 Fort Hood attack that killed 13 people and wounded 32. This would mark the first military execution by firing squad in more than 80 years.

Why it matters

This represents a significant shift in US military capital punishment practice, marking the first firing-squad execution in the armed forces in over eight decades.