Fort Hood shooting victim: 'Justice has been served' after jury convicts Maj. Hasan of murder
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A retired Army staff sergeant who encountered Maj. Nidal Hasan during the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage says "justice has been served."
A military jury unanimously convicted Hasan on Friday of 13 counts of premeditated murder for the shooting. The trial will now move the penalty phase, where Hasan faces a possible death sentence.
Howard Ray told The Associated Press on Friday that the verdict sends a message that the military "isn't going to mess with this kind of terrorism."
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Ray, who lives in Rochelle, Texas, says Hasan fired several shots in his direction on Nov. 5, 2009, and missed him by inches. The 33-year-old suffered nightmares and anxiety for a year after the shooting.
Hasan represented himself at the trial and didn't call any witnesses during his defense.