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The Pentagon plans to make the Dec. 3 execution of former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan open to the public and available by livestream, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. Hasan is scheduled to be executed by an eight-member military firing squad.
Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 32 others in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood. President Donald Trump approved moving forward with the execution, according to the administration.
Alonzo Lunsford, a retired soldier who was shot seven times in the attack, said he plans to attend the execution. He supported the sentence but said the livestream should not turn the event into entertainment and that viewing should be limited to survivors and victims’ families. Dayna Ferguson Roscoe, who was wounded in the shooting, said she was arranging to attend.
The planned broadcast has drawn criticism from lawmakers in both parties. Representative Austin Scott said he supports the death penalty but opposed televising the execution. Representative Adam Smith said livestreaming it would undermine respect for the legal system. Hegseth said public access would demonstrate the consequences of such crimes.
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