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.
