Shot seven times at Fort Hood, Alonzo Lunsford plans to watch Hasan's execution but says it is no party

Alonzo Lunsford took seven bullets during the 2009 massacre at Fort Hood. He intends to watch when the gunman Nidal Hasan is put to death on a live stream. He just does not want anyone to treat the moment like a celebration.

Lunsford said the broadcast should not turn into something people gather around as if it were a tailgate before a game.

Not for everyone

He also thinks the stream should be limited. Children and teenagers should not be watching it, he said.

For him the point is closure. Lunsford wants to look the man who shot him in the eye as the sentence is carried out.

Who will air it

Lunsford doubts the Defense Department will easily find a place to carry the stream. He expects media outlets to shy away from showing an execution as it happens because of the backlash.

Above all he asked people to remember the victims who died that day.

The case

Hasan opened fire on the Texas Army post in 2009. A jury found him guilty of 13 murders. Another 32 people were hurt. The War Department intends to stream his firing squad execution, which is set for December 3.

Vice President JD Vance has said he doubts the Pentagon will go through with the broadcast. He added that he would not watch even if it happens.