US plans livestream of execution by firing squad

Tech News Policy US plans livestream of execution by firing squad The planned execution of Nidal Hasan will be ‘public,’ Pete Hegseth said in an interview.

The planned execution of Nidal Hasan will be ‘public,’ Pete Hegseth said in an interview.

Jay Peters Oct 8, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC Link Share Gift Bloomberg via Getty Images Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. The United States’ execution of the Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed, anonymous officials from the Defense Department told the BBC and Associated Press . The planned execution of Nidal Hasan, the former US Army major convicted of killing 13 people at the Texas military base, was announced this week . He is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3rd at 2PM ET.

The Verge contacted YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Meta, Rumble, and Kick to ask if they plan to allow the livestream to be aired on their platforms. None responded before publication.

“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public, because people need to understand that there’s serious consequences for these types of things,” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in an interview with Real America’s Voice .

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