Officer praised for actions in Fort Hood ordeal
By The Associated Press
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Published: November 7, 2009
KILLEEN, 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 saw the suspect and started firing at him. Munley’s boss, Chuck Medley, told The Associated Press on Friday that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan then spun around and charged at her with a gun in each hand. Medley says Munley shot the alleged gunman, 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. The 34-year-old Munley used to be in the Army.
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