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Ft. Hood Suspect to Face Death Penalty

HeadlineJul 07, 2011

A United States Army psychiatrist charged with killing over a dozen people and injuring scores of others on a Texas Army base will face a military trial and could receive the death penalty if convicted, a U.S. general said Wednesday. Some 56 witnesses have described Major Nidal Hasan as a calculated killer who lethally gunned down 12 soldiers and one civilian and wounded 32 on November 5, 2009.

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