Current status
Time until the reported scheduled execution: December 3, 2026
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The reported scheduled date has passed. See the latest news below for the current status.
The December 3, 2026 date was reported by the Death Penalty Information Center after the Army announcement.
Hasan may seek review in civilian federal courts, which could delay it. This page reflects only what has been officially reported.
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Timeline
- November 5, 2009A shooting at the Fort Hood medical processing center kills 13 and wounds dozens. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, is shot and paralyzed from the waist down by a civilian police officer.
- 2013A military jury convicts Hasan and sentences him to death. He represented himself at trial.
- March 31, 2025The Supreme Court declines to review his petition.
- September 2025Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asks the president to approve the execution, according to reporting on the Army's legal journal.
- October 2026The Pentagon announces that President Trump approved death by firing squad. The Army sets December 3 at Fort Hood, per reporting.
- December 3, 2026Scheduled date. It would be the first U.S. military execution since 1961 and subject to ongoing appeals.
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