The U.S. Department of Defense has formally approved the death sentence for an individual convicted in connection with a mass shooting at a military base in 2009, where 13 people were killed. The execution order follows a lengthy legal process after the suspect was found guilty of multiple counts of murder and attempted murder. Authorities have maintained that the case involved a deliberate and premeditated attack, marking one of the deadliest shootings in modern U.S. military history. The confirmation of the death penalty now shifts focus to the final stages of the legal proceedings before any potential execution.
Pentagon confirms execution order for Nidal Hasan, convicted of killing 13 in Fort Hood shooting in 2009.
