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Haunting resurfaced video shows Fort Hood aftermath as Nidal Hasan faces first US military execution since World War II
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Following news that Donald Trump approved the execution of Fort Hood terrorist Nidal Hasan by firing squad, clips from the harrowing day of his crime have resurfaced.
Hasan was found guilty of terrorism and murder after carrying out a shooting at Fort Hood on December 5, 2009.
He was convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder after killing 12 US service members, a civilian, and injuring 32 others at the Texas Army base.
In a statement from Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell, he wrote that ex-Army officer Hasan was heard shouting 'Allahu Akbar' during the attack.
Yesterday (October 5), it was confirmed that he would face the firing squad for his heinous crimes, making him the first man to be executed via the method since 1945.
The decision comes just days after the botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee, as she remains in hospital after surviving two doses of the lethal injection.
Footage from Fort Hood shooting resurfaces
It's been nearly 17 years, but the shooting at the military base has lived long in the hearts of servicemen and servicewomen in the US ever since.
The aftermath of the former Army officer and psychiatrist's shooting reveals the extent of damage caused, leading to his execution being confirmed this year.
ABC News released the footage in 2013, which showed the chaos that ensued following the shooting, as some survivors of the tragedy featured in a news segment.
One noticed how much people were 'scrambling', as Staff Sergeant Shawn Manning recalled: "A few seconds after he started shooting is when I took a took a round to the chest."
But it was the work of civilian police officer Kimberley Munley that saved lives, who together with partner Sergeant Mark Todd, opened fire on Hasan and brought him down together.
"There were a lot of heroes that day, heroes that stayed on scene, that rendered first aid to the other victims," Munley explained.
Manning stated: "It was no different than an insurgent in Iraq or Afghanistan trying to kill us," comparing it to workplace violence.
Images and videos of the incident were playing over the segment, showing lifeless bodies scattered over the base, with blood spotted in certain areas.
Another snap showed Hasan after he was stopped with gunfire.
US government decide on Hasan's execution method
This deliberation has been ongoing since February, with Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell releasing a statement to confirm the firing squad decision.
That statement read: "Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended - and President Donald J. Trump has approved - death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan, the jihadist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009."
It went on: "The Secretary of the Army will set the time and place of the execution,
"Judgment day for Hasan has finally come."
It means that Hasan will become the first military service person executed since 1961, and in a short one-word statement of his own, Hegseth said: "Justice."