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Officer Who Shot Suspect Is Firearms Expert
NY Times ^ | 11/6/2009 | James C. McKinley, Jr.

Posted on 11/06/2009 1:08:01 PM PST by Saije

The police officer who brought down a gunman after he went on a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood Army base was on the way to have her car repaired when she heard a report over a police radio that someone was shooting people in a center where soldiers are processed before they are deployed abroad, authorities said on Friday.

As she pulled up to the center, the officer, Kimberly Munley, spotted the gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, brandishing a pistol and chasing a wounded soldier outside the building, said Chuck Medley, the director of emergency services at the base.

Sergeant Munley bolted from her car and shot at Major Hasan. He turned toward her and began to fire. She ran toward him, continuing to fire, and both she and the gunmen went down with several bullet wounds, Mr. Medley said.***

Sergeant Munley, who is 34, is an expert in firearms and a member of the SWAT team for the civilian police department on the base, officials said.

She received two wounds in each thigh and one to her right wrist. The base’s fire chief applied torniquets to stop her bleeding, and she was taken to a hospital...where she was reported in stable condition on Tuesday

Sergeant Munley joined the police force on the sprawling base in January 2008 after a career in the Army. Mr. Medley described her as highly trained, and said she had received specific training in a tactic called active shooter protocol, which was intended for the kind of situation she encountered on Thursday.

She lives with her husband, who is a soldier, in a tidy community of ranch homes on the south side of Killeen. Her neighbors described her as quiet and friendly. Her husband...is currently assigned to Fort Bragg in North Carolina.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; forthood; ftwood; hasan; islam; killings; leo; munley; nidalmalikhasan
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To: luckystarmom
"She’s a Texas woman!!!"

Actually, she's from North Carolina, but we're pretty tough too.

41 posted on 11/06/2009 1:42:34 PM PST by carolinablonde ("The Constitution protects all of us, not just those on the left." - Gov. Sarah Palin)
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To: Happyinmygarden
The NYT article indicates that she is ONLY a high school graduate and did NOT attend H-a-r-v-a-r-d to how much more dirt does one need?

So, she's smarter than a Harvard Graduate, then.

42 posted on 11/06/2009 1:42:37 PM PST by IYAS9YAS (The townhalls were going great until the oPods showed up.)
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To: Saije

“Here’s hoping she’s up and about really soon.”

I read in another article that she was on the phone reassuring other officers she was OK and trying to find out how many were hurt or killed shortly after she got out of surgery. Tough lady.

In the same article her mother was quoted as saying she was shot three times, once in the wrist and once in each leg. I think the “two wounds” in each leg were entrance and exit wounds. The surgery was for a damaged artery, I’m guessing femoral which would explain the tourniquet.

Thank goodness she got him before he killed many more.


43 posted on 11/06/2009 1:51:10 PM PST by PreciousLiberty
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To: PAR35
I recently had my left wrist reconstructed.
Much metal and screws in there now.
Not fun at all.
The finger numbness, which i was praying wasn't permanent is finally going away.
Thank god.
Prayers to this hero.
44 posted on 11/06/2009 1:51:28 PM PST by mowowie
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To: Saije
Her neighbors described her as quiet and friendly.


In other words, the NYSlimes snooped around?
45 posted on 11/06/2009 1:53:50 PM PST by Since 2009-07-21
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To: Saije

Holy smoke. This one wasn’t Hollywood, this one was toe to toe, shoot until somebody goes down. My unreserved admiration for the victor. God bless her and protect her.


46 posted on 11/06/2009 1:53:56 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: LADY J

47 posted on 11/06/2009 1:55:59 PM PST by 4Liberty (Pimp my mortgage)
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To: Sir Gawain

Is she white? Has anyone seen her picture? Who cares anyway? God bless her for saving so many lives!


48 posted on 11/06/2009 1:58:14 PM PST by missanne (That's all I can stands and I can't stands no more?? This is one of those days!)
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To: missanne

see above, #47.


49 posted on 11/06/2009 2:06:53 PM PST by 4Liberty (Pimp my mortgage)
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To: mowowie

Been there, done that. And less than complete success. Hope your end result is better.


50 posted on 11/06/2009 2:19:59 PM PST by PAR35
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To: Saije

Not to take anything away from her outstanding heroism, but she did put 4 bullets into the scum and he is unfortunately still breathing and wasting tax payer money keeping him alive. I am hoping that when she gets better, that she looks into carrying a different caliber - maybe one that starts with a 4. It might be a good idea to use hollow points also.


51 posted on 11/06/2009 2:28:39 PM PST by dirtman
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To: dirtman

High Noon in Texas- no contest -
Since we are at War, U.S. should emulate Israelis and put metal detectors at the gates of all military installations-


52 posted on 11/06/2009 2:47:45 PM PST by bunkerhill7 (God bless)
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To: colorado tanker

That means she most likely wasnt wearing a bullet proof vest, and yet she went toe to toe with a raghead and almost killed him.
She has brass balls indeed. Too bad she didnt kill the scumbag.
In Pittsburgh we had a Skinhead gun down three police officers, one of which was off duty and showed up when he heard the call. And in a true testament to Pittsburgh Police restraint, they didnt kill the jerkoff either.
God Bless those who wear the badge.They show more restriant than most when that situtation.


53 posted on 11/06/2009 2:59:03 PM PST by Yorlik803 ( Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.)
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To: Saije

How sweet that it was a woman who brought this guy down and that he is going to live for his execution, thanks to her.


54 posted on 11/06/2009 3:09:05 PM PST by AdaGray (uw)
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To: Engineer_Soldier

How many threads did you post this on? You are really going out of your way to deny this brave officer her due. And it’s disgusting. This didn’t happen in an isolated desert region, it happened where there were witnesses. There was also another young woman there who was pulling the wounded to safety despite being shot herself.


55 posted on 11/06/2009 3:12:02 PM PST by sanjoaquinvalley (Long time lady lurker.)
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To: Saije
Sergeant Munley bolted from her car and shot at Major Hasan. He turned toward her and began to fire. She ran toward him, continuing to fire, and both she and the gunmen went down with several bullet wounds, Mr. Medley said.***

Woman has guts. Hope she is up and around soon. We need more like her in this world.

56 posted on 11/06/2009 3:18:10 PM PST by paul51 (11 September 2001 - Never forget)
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To: Engineer_Soldier

This story isn’t about you. I’m sure you wouldn’t question a policeman’s expertise with weapons or courage in advancing on an armed killer.


57 posted on 11/06/2009 3:22:49 PM PST by rabidralph (http://www.thealaskafundtrust.com/ http://www.sarahpac.com)
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To: Yorlik803
I've read conflicting reports, but one report said she was on her day off and happened to be nearby. I agree taking on a shooter who apparently can hit a target head on without a vest is darn gutsy.
58 posted on 11/06/2009 3:25:22 PM PST by colorado tanker (What's it all about, Barrrrry? Is it just for the power, you live?)
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To: PAR35

Yup, It’ll never be the same, And i’m left-handed.
I’t happened when i crashed my dirtbike last April, with no helmet on just goofing around.
I also cracked my skull in 2 places, broke my jaw, a rib, my clavicle, liver and pancreas lacerations etc.
helicopter ride into Boston, Coma for 2 days.
Real fun.
the wrist still feels kinda tight with some strange pain shooting up my forearm sometimes.

The finger numbness is what was really worrying me.
It’s now almost completely gone except for a little bit at the tip of my middle finger.

Anyways it’s nothing compared to what these soldiers went through.
I’m praying for all of them.


59 posted on 11/06/2009 3:55:18 PM PST by mowowie
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She’s pretty kickass! No vest, running towards the shooter, armed with a 9mm peashooter. Hells bells, she deserves a “Brass Balls” trophy to display around the house.


60 posted on 11/06/2009 4:06:19 PM PST by catbertz
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