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Female Cop Stops Fort Hood Active Shooter
Kim Munley (Twitter)
Associated Press
November 06, 2009
Fort Hood, Texas (AP) – A civilian police officer who shot the Fort Hood gunman four times during his bloody rampage stopped the attacker cold, a U.S. Army official said Friday.
Officer Kimberly Munley of the Fort Hood Police Department is a “trained, active first responder” who acted quickly after she “just happened to encounter the gunman,” said Lt. Gen. Bob Cone, Fort Hood’s commanding general.
Cone said the officer and her partner responded “very quickly” to the scene of the shootings — reportedly in around three minutes.
Munley “just happened very fortunately to be very close to the incident scene,” Cone told CNN’s “American Morning.”
He said she shot the gunman four times and was wounded herself in an exchange of gunfire with him.
“Really a pretty amazing and aggressive performance by this police officer,” Cone said.
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Authorities have identified the alleged gunman as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, an Army psychiatrist. They said he opened fire at a military processing center Thursday at Fort Hood, killing 13 people and wounding 30 others.
Cone was asked if Munley’s shots brought down the assailant and stopped him from shooting.
“That’s correct,” Cone said. “The critical factor here was her quick response to the situation.”
xcopper3
1 day ago
1914 Comments
Guess what I found out from my political junkie friend..,This SOB was on Obamas transition team..No wonder we can't rush to judgement...
albertpratto
1 day ago
30 Comments
excelent
Hardcopy69
2 days ago
6010 Comments
great job
LukeVH
4 days ago
30 Comments
I personally believe gender roles are socially constructed and I think this is a great example of an outstanding female LEO taking care of a situation that many others would not have had the courage to go through with. So thank you Sargent for handling this situation with bravery (and restraint like a true LEO). You did your job and now it is up to the court to decide what happens to this guy.
beeguy
7 days ago
194 Comments
I commend the female LEO who slapped leather with the shooter and came out ahead but let us not forget the male partner that also threw some lead and kicked the gun from the fallen shooter's hand. Great job to both of them. It is unfortunate that there has only been a little clip about her partner. He is apparently true LEO at heart because he isn't jumping into the media claiming to be snubbed. The comment I heard from one of the few reports from him quoted him as simply saying, "We fired at the assailent. When he went down I kicked the gun from his hand and cuffed him. I have a great partner." Good job to you both.
rvmilton
7 days ago
664 Comments
Good Job, too bad you did not kill that Terriorist
DALLASCRANE
8 days ago
7598 Comments
TEXAS PROUD of you.
specialist55
8 days ago
6 Comments
What was an LEO doing on a Military compound? Shouldn't the military let soldiers carry their weapons with them as they do in other countries? I commend her for for what she did but I think the gunman should have never made it passed his front door had base security been special force trained military personel with the knowledge that we live in a world of terrorism any time any where!
HEYSARGE
8 days ago
12010 Comments
I'll give it a thumbs up...but would really like to be able to read the full report........
futurebakersfieldPD
8 days ago
8 Comments
good thing she dropped that terrorist before he killed more of are brave soldiers
GOD BLESS THE TROOPS AND ALL THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN IN THE LINE OF DUTY
LEFRIEND
8 days ago
138 Comments
Sgt Munley is not just a good cop and a hero (more proof gender has little to do with courage or toughness). She is a true warrior. Keep in mind she has a military background and like myself, is married to a soldier.
Best wishes to her and her family. Her daughters should be so proud to have such a brave mom...
RIP to all those poor soldiers who lost their lives so senselessly and their families. They never had a chance. May God bless them all!
TifPB
8 days ago
4 Comments
Amazing! God bless!
ds212
8 days ago
1436 Comments
Good job Sister
Hot_Action_Cop
8 days ago
68 Comments
Agree with Billmc972 she did a good job she should have finished his ass off, piece of garbage.
Good job though officer, I am glad she put a stop to it.
Billmc972
8 days ago
24 Comments
It's a shame that Obama wouldn't call the terrorist attack for what it was(doesn't want to offend anyone) and disrespected those soldiers who died in Fort Hood needlessly.