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Pentagon to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter
Original: Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed
The Pentagon says the execution of Nidal Hasan, the army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be livestreamed. Hasan is scheduled to die by firing squad on 3 December. The decision to broadcast the procedure is drawing attention to how the military handles executions of high-profile death row inmates.
Why now: The unusual decision to livestream a military execution of a notorious mass shooter has drawn widespread attention.
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Evidence
- Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed · The Guardian
Nidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be executed by firing squad on 3 December
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