Nidal Hasan
Nidal Malik Hasan is a former United States Army major and physician who served as an Army Medical Corps psychiatrist and perpetrated the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.
7 facts · 1 storiesAs of 2013-08Established facts
On November 5, 2009, Hasan perpetrated the Fort Hood shooting, killing 13 people and injuring 32 others.
Verified · 2009-11-05Following his conviction and sentencing, Hasan was incarcerated at the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to await execution. Fort Hood media-relations chief Chris Haug said Hasan was stripped of his rank and dismissed from the Army.
VerifiedHasan admitted to the shootings at his court-martial in August 2013.
Verified · 2013-08Hasan was convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder and was sentenced to death.
VerifiedHasan was born on September 8, 1970, at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington County, Virginia.
Verified · 1970-09-08Hasan spent six years as a medical intern and resident at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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