US plans livestream of execution by firing squad

Skip to main contentThe 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.by Oct 8, 2026, 10:32 PM UTCBloomberg via Getty ImagesJay 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.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Jay PetersThe Verge DailyA free daily digest of the news that matters most.