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Fort Hood shooter to face firing squad execution
Original: Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two
The US Army plans to execute the Fort Hood shooter by firing squad, a method not used by the US military since World War Two. The case concerns the 2009 attack at Fort Hood, Texas, one of the deadliest mass shootings on a US military base. The rare choice of execution method is drawing attention to the long-running case and its place in US military justice history.
Why now: The use of a firing squad would be the first in the US military in roughly 80 years, making the case unusually rare and controversial.
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- Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two · BBC
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