FORT HOOD, Texas — A civilian police officer is being praised for taking down a man suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood when she shot him in the torso.
Police officials say after arriving at the scene of Thursday's gunfire, Sgt. Kimberly Munley rushed into the building and confronted Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as he was turning a corner.
Munley's boss, Chuck Medley, told The Associated Press on Friday that Hasan then spun around and charged at her with a gun in each hand.
Medley says Munley shot the alleged gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, in the upper torso, allowing officers to take him into custody.
Medley says in the exchange of gunfire, Munley was shot in the thighs and wrist.
"In an exchange of gunfire, she was wounded but managed to wound him four times," said Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, the base commander. "It was an amazing and aggressive performance by this police officer."
The 35-year-old Munley is from Pennsylvania, used to be in the Army and is married to a Fort Bragg, N.C. soldier. She has been trained in active-response tactics.
blastoff said on November 6, 2009 at 6:29 PM
Give her a raise and a promotion! God bless her!