Houston: The US Army psychiatrist who faces the death penalty for the deadly 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood has told jurors that "the evidence will clearly show that I am the shooter."
Nidal Malik Hasan began his trial on Tuesday with brief opening statements. He told jurors: "The evidence presented during the trial will only show one side."
The 42-year-old Hasan had wanted to argue that he shot US troops to protect Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. But the judge forbade the US-born Muslim from using that defense.
Thirteen people were killed in the attack.
Hasan was shot in the back during the rampage and was paralyzed from the waist down.
Nidal Malik Hasan began his trial on Tuesday with brief opening statements. He told jurors: "The evidence presented during the trial will only show one side."
The 42-year-old Hasan had wanted to argue that he shot US troops to protect Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. But the judge forbade the US-born Muslim from using that defense.
Hasan was shot in the back during the rampage and was paralyzed from the waist down.
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