EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan will face execution by firing squad on Dec. 3, marking the first U.S. military execution in over six decades.
It will be the first U.S. military execution in more than 60 years.
Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death for the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, will be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3, according to a memo from the acting Army secretary.