Nidal Malik Hasan
Nidal Malik Hasan (born September 8, 1970) is a former United States Army Major and psychiatrist.[1] On 5 November 2009 he entered the Soldier's Readiness Center at Fort Hood, Texas. He fired approximately 100 rounds at soldiers in the center.[1] Hasan admitted to the shootings at his court-martial in August 2013.[2] The jury convicted him of 45 counts (crimes) of premeditated murder and attempted premeditated murder.[2] One count each for the 13 unarmed soldiers he killed and one count for each of the 32 people he shot at.[2] On 28 August 2013 the same military court sentenced Hasan to death.[3] He is in prison at the United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.[4] Hasan is awaiting execution while his case is reviewed by appellate courts.[5]
Hasan was born in Arlington County, Virginia.[6] His Palestinian parents immigrated to the United States.[7] The shooting was believed to have been bought on by his Islamic religious radicalism. Before the shooting, he communicated with the late American-Yemeni Islamic militant, Anwar al-Awlaki.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jerome P. Bjelopera, et al., American Jihadist Terrorism: Combating a Complex Threat ([Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2011), p. 80
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Manny Fernandez (August 23, 2013). "Military Jury Convicts Army Psychiatrist on All 45 Counts in Fort Hood Rampage". The New York Times Company. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ Molly Hennessy-Fiske (August 28, 2013). "Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan sentenced to death for Ft. Hood shooting". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood Shooter, Forcibly Shaved In Prison". TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. September 3, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Army adds charges against rampage suspect". MSNBC. December 2, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Biography of Nidal Hasan, suspect in shooting at Fort Hood". The Washington Post Company. November 7, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Profile: Major Nidal Malik Hasan". BBC. November 12, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
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