Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.Join todayAlready a member? Log inErin KellerSaturday 10 October 2026 21:22 BSTTrump backs firing squad execution of Fort Hood killerMass murderer Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on 3 December for killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, marking the first US military execution of its kind since World War II.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon plans to broadcast the execution online, following approval from President Donald Trump.Shooting survivor Alonzo Lunsford plans to attend the execution to face Hasan, supporting the firing squad method but strongly opposing the public livestream as a spectacle.Fellow survivor Dayna Ferguson expressed surprise at the broadcast plans, while reflecting on her survival despite being shot three times during the rampage.Lawmakers from both the Republican and Democratic parties have condemned the public livestream, arguing that broadcasting executions undermines the rule of law.In fullFort Hood survivor wants to see mass shooter die — but not Hegseth’s way: ‘Look at my eyes’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in