Texan police officer Kim Munley who shot Fort Hood gunman hailed as a heroine

Times Online ^ | 11/6/2009 | Philippe Naughton

[mojito]

A police officer who intervened to stop a shooting spree at America's biggest military base was hailed today a heroine as she received treatment for the wounds received in a shoot-out with the gunman.

Major Nidal Hasan, an army psychiatrist due to be posted to Afghanistan, shot dead 13 people and wounded 30 others after opening fire with two handguns at Fort Hood yesterday afternoon.

But the death toll from the rampage could have been far worse had it not been for the actions of Sergeant Kimberly Munley, a civilian police officer stationed at the base who was the first on the scene as Major Hasan picked off his victims.

Sergeant Munley managed to hit Major Hasan four times but was herself hit by a bullet that passed through both her legs, according to witnesses.

Colonel John Rossi, briefing reporters at Fort Hood this morning, said that Major Hasan's victims, who were killed in a part of the base used to process soldiers for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan, had all been unarmed. Sergeant Munley had been the first armed person on the scene and had immediately taken him on.

"Her efforts were superb," he said

[mojito]

God bless this tremedously brave and dedicated officer.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[B-Chan]

Now that’s what a police officer is supposed to do. Kudos to the valiant lady cop!

[GeronL]

There has to be a pic somewhere.

I did already see a pic of a wounded 19-year old female soldier.

[piytar]

How is she doing? Not getting any info on that from the news. Anyone know? Prayers that she is OK!

[mojito]

There’s a pick at the link, but I don’t know how to post it.

[boomop1]

Great job will O’bozo give her the medal of freedom?

[mojito]

I heard this morning that all the wounded were in stable condition and expected to recover.

[JustaCowgirl]

I join you in that prayer.

[Las Vegas Ron]

I did already see a pic of a wounded 19-year old female soldier.

Wow, she was only 19?

What a courageous young lady, wow!

[dixiebelle]

I heard this morning, that she is stable and was on the phone last night asking if everyone else was okay.
God bless her!

[GeronL]

OK!

[DemforBush]

“Sergeant Munley managed to hit Major Hasan four times”

-Good shooting, officer.

“but was herself hit by a bullet that passed through both her legs, according to witnesses.”

-Ouch! I sincerely hope Officer Munley makes a full recovery without too much lingering trauma.

[Las Vegas Ron]

[GeronL]

A pregnant soldier was killed I heard somewhere.

[drew]

She’s has more balls than most of the so-called men running the country.

[SMARTY]

I don't know why but I picture Maurice Chevalier singing ...’Thank Heaven for Little Girls’ and the tune keeps buzzing in my head!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ASA Vet]

[TheThirdRuffian]

Texas chicks are tough.

I dated a Houstonian years ago and still limp.

[Las Vegas Ron]

How sad, I hadn't heard that.

Prayers up for all involved.

I just hope this incident isn't the beginning of something and is just a one time event.

[ASA Vet]

You beat me by less than 30 seconds.

[advance_copy]

Good shooting. Good job!

[Vendome]

The teachable moment here is:

An American Woman Took down one of your tiny zib brethern!

An American Woman Stopped Jihad Nidal!

An American Woman Doesn’t take shit off any two bit, mealy mouthed, American hating muslim.

A Woman, An American Woman, bested your guy.

[ASA Vet]

Oops, that was Ron who beat me by less than 30 seconds. You beat me by over 2 minutes. I bow to your Freeper quickness.

[ReneeLynn]

I hope that Hasan knows that he got taken down by a woman. Our women wear guns, theirs wear burkas. God bless the U.S. and this officer.

[ASA Vet]

you missed the “am”

[GeronL]

Here is one of the injured. 19-year old Amber Bahr, Random Lake WISC.

I got this off a Finish website

WISC has a lot of lakes, and naming one Random Lake had to be hilarious at the time.

[sam_paine]

I’m a little unsettled by the numbers:

13 + 30 = at LEAST 45 shots.

Two “handguns” means 22+ shots each, at least.

7-9 shot clips = 3 clip reloads EACH min

6 reloads.

How’d he manage to do all that?

And what does “lockdown” for several hours mean? What happens if they did this as a concerted effort on multiple critical bases all at once?

[Vendome]

An American Woman is Better than any jihadist!

 

 

Meet Kim Munley - Officer of the Year

 

[ladyvet]

A pregnant soldier was killed I heard somewhere.

Yes, she was from Chicago and just recently returned from Iraq. She was filling out paperwork having to do with her pregnancy. In my world that puts the death toll up by one more to 14.

[EyeGuy]

“She’s has more balls than most of the so-called men running the country.”

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Indeed.

Too bad she wasn’t the first LEO on the scene at Columbine.

[GeronL]

It was crowded I bet. Probably hard to miss.

[Lazamataz]

This woman is not an officer, she is a soldier.

Huah.

[Poe White Trash]

Sergeant Munley had been the first armed person on the scene and had immediately taken him on.

What, no hesitation in the face of danger and adversity?

Too bad she's not our President.

[TheThirdRuffian]

Where are you getting 7-9 rounds?

More like 15+1, would be my guess.

[70th Division]

I would be proud to go to the range with this LADY any day any time any where. GOD BLESS YOU GIRL!

[GeronL]

Yep, me too.

[Lazamataz]

Sergeant Munley had been the first armed person on the scene and had immediately taken him on.

NPR says such snap judgements are Islamophobia.

The officer needs sensitivity training when she recovers.

[GeronL]

She didn’t pause and think about diversity first? I am shocked /sarcasm

[TheThirdRuffian]

No, I was referring to a leg.

[MrB]

Jerry Rivers was jumping up and down last night declaring that it was only ONE shooter, not multiple shooters.

It IS a very important difference. One shooter can be disassociated with his religion and terrorism based on that religion.

That’s why it was so important to Jerry to dismiss the “multiple shooter” theory.

[chae]

And don’t forget, it was a woman, Michelle Bachman that was telling everyone to show up at the hill yesterday and don’t forget the fabulous Sarah Palin. No wonder terrorists are scared of us women, we rock!

[DustyMoment]

BRAVO, Sargeant Munley!!!!!!

Hand . . . . . . sa-LUTE!!!!

[Vendome]

I know! She is a real bitch and I love her.

Thanks God for her.

[GeronL]

#27

Wounded soldier Amber Bahr still had some “baby fat” in that pic

[Ann Archy]

Wonder if she’ll be a CNN Hero???

[jwparkerjr]

She’s a hero in exactly the same way Capt. Sully is a hero. They have a job that is rife with opportunities for the stuff to hit the fan so they plan and train for those times. It might be months, or in Sully’s case, years before they ever have to use the training, or maybe never. The hardest situation in the world to keep your skills up and current. But when the chips were down they knew the plan, they used it and it did exactly what it was supposed to do. I love the fact they’re talking about the current thinking, there at least, is to confront the problem, not hunker down and wait for the SWAT team to get there.

[piytar]

Extended and high capacity mags are commonly available for most 9mm’s. I’ve seen 18 round mags for a Ruger P89mk2, a 9mm semi-auto.

Also, with a little practice, you can change out a mag in under a second.

[eeevil conservative]

KIMBERLY MUNLEY!

AMERICAN HERO!

AMERICA’S SWEETHEART!

[ansel12]

When you are killing unarmed people around you with 15 rounds the unshot ones aren’t exactly standing within reach waiting for you take 1 to 2 seconds to pop in a new magazine so that they can leap on you.