NPR reports that President Trump has approved an execution by firing squad for the former Army psychiatrist who opened fire and killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009.
What NPR reported
The report, by Rachel Treisman and dated October 7, 2026 on Morning Edition, states that Trump approved the use of a firing squad for the execution connected to the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. NPR’s brief item does not provide additional details in the provided excerpt.
What we don’t know yet
The NPR excerpt supplied does not include the individual’s name, the legal status or timetable of the execution, the jurisdictional basis for the method, or any accompanying official documents or statements. No further context beyond the 2009 attack — in which 13 people were killed — is included in the text provided.
Source: NPR (Rachel Treisman), October 7, 2026.
