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Mass Shooting in Pennsylvania Leaves Nine Dead as Trump Backs Firing Squad for Fort Hood Shooter
- •A mass shooting and hours-long standoff on Perry Street in Erie, Pennsylvania, left nine people dead, including two children.
- •Police found multiple victims inside a residence and confirmed the armed suspect was found dead inside from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- •Authorities assured the public that the area is secure and there is no ongoing danger following the Pennsylvania tragedy.
- •US President Donald Trump stated that former US Army Major Nidal Hasan will be executed by a firing squad for the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting.
- •US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Hasan's execution will take place at Fort Hood on December 3 and will be made public.
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A mass shooting and hours-long standoff on Perry Street in Erie, Pennsylvania, resulted in nine deaths, including two children. Law enforcement discovered two deceased women on the street and additional victims inside a house, while the suspect was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police confirmed the area is secure with no remaining threat to the public.
Former US Army Major Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be executed by a firing squad of soldiers at Fort Hood on December 3 at 1 pm, matching the time of the 2009 attack. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that the execution will be made public so people can understand the consequences of such attacks.
US President Donald Trump described the death penalty as a very worthy way of executing Nidal Hasan, stating that he did not care how the convicted shooter was put to death as long as it happened. Trump confirmed that Hasan would be executed by a firing squad and noted that authorities would determine whether the execution would be live-streamed.
