President Donald Trump has canceled a planned livestream of the execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted in the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood. Under the president's directive, only the immediate families of the victims would be permitted to witness the execution.
The decision reverses an earlier plan that would have broadcast the execution more widely. The White House has not publicly detailed its reasoning for the change, and the move comes as the case has drawn continued attention from victims' relatives and the public.
Hasan was convicted of murder and attempted murder for the attack at Fort Hood, the Army post in Texas, where he opened fire on soldiers preparing for deployment. The shooting killed 13 people and wounded dozens more, making it one of the deadliest mass shootings on a U.S. military installation.
By limiting attendance to immediate family members, the administration has settled on a more restricted approach to the execution. Officials are expected to provide further details on the arrangements as the date approaches.
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