Pentagon to livestream Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution

Pentagon to livestream Fort Hood shooter's firing squad execution

The Pentagon confirmed that the December 3 firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be livestreamed to the public. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the unprecedented move, which has drawn fierce condemnation from lawmakers and mental health experts who called it 'medieval' and potentially traumatizing for viewers.

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