Only 2 countries held known public executions last year. The U.S. is preparing for its first in 90 years.
- By Mark Osborne October 9, 2026 / 2:47 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google When Nidal Hasan is put to death by firing squad during a public livestream, he will become the first person to be publicly executed in the United States in nearly a century.
- The Defense Department announced Thursday the execution of Hasan, the ex-Army major who was convicted in the 2009 killings of 13 people at Fort Hood, will be livestreamed on Dec.
- Hasan is paralyzed from the waist down and confined to a wheelchair after being shot in the back by police who responded to the mass shooting.
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- By Mark Osborne October 9, 2026 / 2:47 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google When Nidal Hasan is put to death by firing squad during a public livestream, he will become the first person to be publicly executed in the United States in nearly a century.
- The Defense Department announced Thursday the execution of Hasan, the ex-Army major who was convicted in the 2009 killings of 13 people at Fort Hood, will be livestreamed on Dec.
- Hasan is paralyzed from the waist down and confined to a wheelchair after being shot in the back by police who responded to the mass shooting.
Sources: CBS News