The Pentagon has announced plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted of a mass shooting at the Fort Hood military base. The execution by firing squad is scheduled for December 3, 2026, according to infohub.kz.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution will be public. Pentagon officials later clarified that a livestream is planned, with details to be announced separately.

"We will make sure people can see it, that it is public," Hegseth said.

According to the US Army, the execution will take place at Fort Hood in Texas. President Donald Trump approved the death sentence on October 2 after the appeals process concluded.

Nidal Malik Hasan is a former Army psychiatrist with the rank of major. In 2009, he opened fire in a medical building at Fort Hood, killing 13 people and wounding 32 others. In 2013, a military court sentenced him to death.

If carried out, it would be the first execution in the US military since 1961. The last firing squad execution under a military sentence occurred during World War II.

The date could still change: according to experts interviewed by the Associated Press, Hasan may appeal to a civilian court, which could significantly delay the execution.

The announcement of the planned livestream comes amid discussion of the botched execution of Krista Pike in Tennessee. On September 30, the 50-year-old inmate was given two doses of pentobarbital, but she survived and was hospitalized in critical condition.

Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer. According to her lawyers, she was left with burns and blisters on her arms after the execution attempt. She was unconscious for the first few days and required mechanical ventilation.

On October 8, her defense team reported that Pike had begun walking with assistance and was able to eat. However, she still has problems with memory and concentration, and the long-term effects are unknown.

Her lawyers plan to seek to have her death sentence commuted to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

"She must not be subjected to another execution attempt under any circumstances," Pike's defense team said.