Officer praised for taking down suspected gunman

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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 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.

The 35-year-old Munley is from Pennsylvania, used to be in the Army and is married to a Fort Bragg, N.C. soldier.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_fort_hood_shooting_officer

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

"You go girl" makes it sounds like she was modeling porn star heels and happened to pull her little pink pistol out of her little pink handbag when she saw the guy running towards her over the top of her skinny vanilla latte.

Clearly a terrifying situation to be in - it sounds like she saved a few lives.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

"You go girl" makes it sounds like she was modeling porn star heels and happened to pull her little pink pistol out of her little pink handbag when she saw the guy running towards her over the top of her skinny vanilla latte.

Clearly a terrifying situation to be in - it sounds like she saved a few lives.

I thought I was the only one that might have noticed the "girl" comment. that "girl" had more balls that all the "boys" in the vicinity.

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She only shot the 'alleged' gunman. So I didn't want to use too strong a word choice.

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Her government training paid off. Hats off to her and her training.

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She rules. And for people that don't know. Most soldiers on a base are not armed.... usually it's just the security people.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

She rules. And for people that don't know. Most soldiers on a base are not armed.... usually it's just the security people.

She's a shining example of the effectiveness of government in action.

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She rules. And for people that don't know. Most soldiers on a base are not armed.... usually it's just the security people.

She's a shining example of the effectiveness of government in action.

No. If that were the case there would be a committee, non-binding resolution and several thousand dead soldiers.

This woman had the training and will to do her job/duty. See what military service can do for a person?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

She rules. And for people that don't know. Most soldiers on a base are not armed.... usually it's just the security people.

She's a shining example of the effectiveness of government in action.

No. If that were the case there would be a committee, non-binding resolution and several thousand dead soldiers.

This woman had the training and will to do her job/duty. See what military service can do for a person?

She's a police officer and an employee of the government. The government training she received was exemplified by her heroic actions.

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yes, she did her job....and did it well...

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A bit more detailed info from NYT: Officer Who Shot Suspect Is Firearms Expert