Officer Who Shot Suspect Is Firearms Expert

[GeorgeTheWatchGuy]

Check these stories out.... Now this is some woman IMHO!

Officer Who Shot Suspect Is Firearms Expert
By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.
Published: November 6, 2009
KILLEEN, Tex. — The police officer who brought down a gunman after he went on a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood Army base here was on the way to have her car repaired when she responded to a police radio report of gunfire at a center where soldiers are processed before being sent overseas, the authorities said Friday.


Sgt. Kimberly Munley, the police officer who shot the suspect.

As she pulled up to the center, the officer, Sgt. Kimberly Denise Munley, spotted the gunman, later identified as 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 — a woman with a fierce love of hunting, surfing and other outdoor sports — bolted from her car, yanked her pistol out and shot at Major Hasan. He turned on her and began to fire. She ran toward him, continuing to fire, and both she and Major Hasan went down with several bullet wounds, Mr. Medley said.
Whether Sergeant Munley was solely responsible for taking down Major Hasan or whether he was also hit by gunfire from her partner is unclear, but she was the first to fire at him, the authorities said.
Sergeant Munley, 34, is an expert in firearms and a member of the SWAT team for the civilian police department on the base, officials said.
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The mother who brought down the Fort Hood killer

Chris Ayres in Fort Hood, Texas



(Taken from Twitter)


Kimberly Munley
A police officer and mother of one was hailed a heroine yesterday after it emerged that she almost single handedly ended the massacre at America’s biggest military base.

Kimberly Munley does not look as if she would be much of a match for a heavily armed US soldier on a murderous rampage. But the slightly built 34-year-old civilian officer was first on the scene after Major Nidal Malik Hasan began firing on comrades at Ford Hood in Texas as they prepared to deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq. The 39-year-old psychologist killed 13 and left 31 others with serious injuries.

On Thursday afternoon Ms Munley was doing her usual job of directing traffic on the sprawling base. By chance, she and her partner happened to walk past the Soldiers’ Readiness Processing Centre soon after Major Hasan — armed with two handguns — cornered his fellow soldiers. Soldiers who witnessed the rampage described the gunfire as continuous, methodical and well aimed.

Ms Munley succeeded in bringing him down by shooting him four times, even after being hit by a bullet that passed through both her legs, according to witnesses.

Her swift reaction and courage were being praised last night for preventing many more deaths.

“It was an amazing and aggressive performance by this police officer,” said Lieutenant-General Robert Cone, Fort Hood’s commanding officer. “The critical factor here was her quick response to the situation.”
Major Hasan, a Muslim and an expert in combat stress, survived the shooting and is now being treated in a nearby hospital, under armed guard.
It emerged yesterday that he was opposed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and had tried to buy his way out of the army rather than being deployed overseas. The request was turned down.

He had shouted the Arabic phrase Allahu akbar (God is greatest) before opening fire, witnesses said.
Ms Munley, the mother of a three-year-old girl, is in a stable condition, with injuries to the upper leg and thigh. General Cone said her fearless response to the gunman had saved countless lives. Trained in active-response tactics, she rushed into the building where he was shooting, and confronted him directly. Officials confirmed that she had continued firing even after being hit.

Those who treated the police officer said that her first request after being taken to hospital was to call her colleagues and friends to let them know she was OK — and to find out about casualty numbers.

Her stepmother, Wanda Barbour, said Ms Munley was an oustanding police officer. “She’s concerned about all the people who’ve lost their lives,” she said. “We’re just real proud of her and so grateful and thankful to the Lord that she’s going to be okay.”

General Cone said that Ms Munley’s actions demonstated that an aggressive response to a mass-shooting can save lives. “She walked up and engaged him,” he said.

[ArmyBigDawg]

and got shot herself. she was on the srt team. they are our swat. she was a first responder. they are getting alot of credit due to the close proximity of a graduation and keeping casualtys down

[fullautoarmalite]

Yes and thanks for that write up, she and many more are trained to go in and terminate, not to surround and wait like most officers, the way it should be.

[ArmyBigDawg]

she is a great person and officer i met her while i was tdy down there.

[fullautoarmalite]

That many 9mm rounds in him and still alive, i bet she wished she would have liked to have HP rounds or a .45, but i guess that M-9 worked out perfect.............he lived to die another day..........like after Judgement Day.

[GeorgeTheWatchGuy]

There are more & more stories coming out about her...

She is one fearless PO...

The original 911 call came in at 1:23 p.m., and five minutes later Sergeant Munley had already shot the gunman.

Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone, the post commander, praised Sergeant Munley on Friday for reacting so swiftly and without hesitation. “It was an amazing and an aggressive performance by this police officer,” General Cone told The Associated Press.
Sergeant Munley began her career as a police officer in the beachside town of Wrightsville, N.C., after graduating from high school in nearby Wilmington. She quickly earned a reputation for fearlessness, despite her stature. (She stands 5-foot-4.)
Her partner in Wrightsville, Investigator Shaun Appler, recalled how Sergeant Munley saved him one night when she wrestled a large man off him after the man had pinned him down and was trying to take his gun. She earned the nickname Mighty Mouse for that, he said.
“She’s a ball of fire,” Mr. Appler said. “She’s a real good cop.”
In facing down the gunman at Fort Hood, Sergeant Munley was wounded in each thigh and her right wrist. The base’s fire chief applied tourniquets to stop her bleeding, and she was taken to an undisclosed hospital.
Her friends and relatives who spoke to her Friday said she was recovering and in good spirits. Sergeant Munley, who has two children, joined the police force on the sprawling base in January 2008 after several years in the Army, most of them at Fort Hood.
It was there she met her future husband, Matthew Munley, a member of the Special Forces. The couple is in the process of selling their house and moving back to North Carolina, where her husband has been assigned to Fort Bragg, family members said.
They live with their 3-year-old daughter in a tidy community of ranch-style homes on the south side of Killeen. Her neighbors described her as quiet and friendly. She was often seen washing her Chevy Tahoe in front of her house, tending her lawn and playing with her daughter.
One neighbor, Sgt. First Class William Barbrow, said that about a year ago Sergeant Munley chased down a burglar who had been prowling around the neighborhood.
“When she is in uniform, she looks sharp and crisp, her body language says she is professional and there to handle business,” Sergeant Barbrow said.
She was also scrupulously honest, friends said. A year ago, she took pains to pay for the damage she caused to a neighbor’s car with her sport utility vehicle, even though no one had seen the accident.
Sergeant Munley’s biography on her Twitter site reflected her sunny outlook. “I go to sleep peacefully at night knowing that I may have made a difference in someone’s life,” she wrote.
Mr. Medley said Sergeant Munley was an advanced firearms instructor for the civilian force, which is used to assist the military police with policing the vast fort, where 150,000 soldiers and their families live and work.

[CoolHndLuc]

Thank you Sergeant Munley for taking down that POS.

I had a whole diatribe to post but I'll spare you all. Besides I wouldn't want to offend any Muslims.

[nous defions]

Originally Posted by GeorgeTheWatchGuy

It was there she met her future husband, M**** M****, a member of the Special Forces. The couple is in the process of selling their house and moving back to North Carolina, where her husband has been assigned to Fort Bragg, family members said.

She's a hero; a real one.

Her husband is not a member of the Army Special Forces yet. It seems that he was recently "selected" for SF training (selected after SFAS). He will be attending initial-entry Special Forces training that - if completed successfully, after nearly 18 months - will see him assigned to a Special Forces Group. For now, he is still a Special Forces candidate and not authorized to wear the "Special Forces" tab, nor the "Green Beret".

This guy found himself a real warrior! I hope his future wife heals fully from her wounds. God Bless them both!!!

[GeorgeTheWatchGuy]

She deserves a medal or something!

God bless you Sergeant Munley & all the men & women in our Armed Forces!

[ArmyBigDawg]

Originally Posted by fullautoarmalite

That many 9mm rounds in him and still alive, i bet she wished she would have liked to have HP rounds or a .45, but i guess that M-9 worked out perfect.............he lived to die another day..........like after Judgement Day.

its the damn ball rounds they make us carry

[alwaystenpastten]

Those American service men and women, who also happen to be Muslims, have their work cut out for them... countering bigots.

[nous defions]

Originally Posted by GeorgeTheWatchGuy

She deserves a medal or something!

God bless you Sergeant Munley & all the men & women in our Armed Forces!

You absolutely right and I think she'll get one. Most likely a "Medal Of Valor", which - I think - is the highest law enforcement award for such actions (please correct me if I'm wrong as I am not from law enforcement).

[ArmyBigDawg]

Originally Posted by alwaystenpastten

Those American service men and women, who also happen to be Muslims, have their work cut out for them... countering bigots.

i dont get it. are you saying now they have an issue after one of their belief went on a shooting rampage? or he had issues because of his beliefs. theres alot of discrimination in the military on all aspects. im not understanding your point

[Magster]

It's female cops like this one that give us gal cops a good name! Too bad there are so many trampy, lower standards hired gals that give us a bad name.

THIS is a role model for men and women alike!

As heroic as her actions were, this is what makes her MY hero:

Those who treated the police officer said that her first request after being taken to hospital was to call her colleagues and friends to let them know she was OK — and to find out about casualty numbers.

There will be many "Monday Morning Quarterbacks" reviewing her tactics and they always find something that was done wrong.

But, I'd be honored to work with this Sergeant any time!

[Magster]

Originally Posted by alwaystenpastten

Those American service men and women, who also happen to be Muslims, have their work cut out for them... countering bigots.

Very true... some will take the "heat" due to one's bad behavior...

We NEED those Muslims we have in our military. And, I'm very proud to have them fighting for all of us every day!

Originally Posted by nous defions

You absolutely right and I think she'll get one. Most likely a "Medal Of Valor", which - I think - is the highest law enforcement award for such actions (please correct me if I'm wrong as I am not from law enforcement).

Different departments can call medals different things, but we all do have a Medal of Valor or that type of award.

If all that she did turns out to be accurate, and she really was the one that stopped the rampage, she deserves a Presidential Medal! And, I'm sure our President would love to give her one!

[GeorgeTheWatchGuy]

Originally Posted by Magster

It's female cops like this one that give us gal cops a good name! Too bad there are so many trampy, lower standards hired gals that give us a bad name.

THIS is a role model for men and women alike!

As heroic as her actions were, this is what makes her MY hero:

Those who treated the police officer said that her first request after being taken to hospital was to call her colleagues and friends to let them know she was OK — and to find out about casualty numbers.

There will be many "Monday Morning Quarterbacks" reviewing her tactics and they always find something that was done wrong.

But, I'd be honored to work with this Sergeant any time!

Well said Magie!

[ArmyBigDawg]

i agree magie

[nous defions]

Originally Posted by alwaystenpastten

Those American service men and women, who also happen to be Muslims, have their work cut out for them... countering bigots.

To the American Service Men and Women, period.

I can't fathom a bigger act of bigotry than to kill unsuspecting fellow Soldiers whose ultimate sin, besides being at the right place at the wrong time, was serving their country with HONOR. Our shooter here, DID NOT obviously serve his country with HONOR. And, as an active duty officer, I personally look with disdain at any so-called officer who refuses to deploy to perform his duty wherever and whenever called. I find that to be plainly cowardly and it dishonors our uniform. We have plenty of men and women already in harms way. Far be it for an Army doctor making a six-figure salary to refuse to deploy and then shoot his fellow Soldiers because of his rage and alleged reaction to "bigotry". So, this POS had the courage to face unarmed fellow Soldiers but did not have the same courage to meet the enemy on the field of battle. Or, is it that this POS considered US Service Members to be his enemy and refused to deploy because it would support actions against those he considered his "people"? The latter seems to be the case. We are about to bury 13 of our kids because this POS did not have the intestinal fortitude to deal with his problems in a constructive way.

And, let's be clear here. The only ones claiming that our shooter was a victim, so far, is his own family. The official investigation has not released much of anything - which is the responsible thing to do. The best defense to shooting up about 48 people with no shortage of witnesses is to claim you're a victim first and foremost. This guy NEVER deployed to combat - or a combat zone - or anywhere outside the US on official duties, for that matter. So, the PTSD claim is out of the window. The best thing then is psychological pressure brought about by "bigotry". In this way, the real victims are now the victimizers and the shooter is the victim.

There have been Muslims in the US military for a long time, just as there have been Latinos (I'm one), Jews, African Americans, Native Americans, Women ... et al. There are all sorts of minorities in the Armed Services. We even have disabled veterans on active duty. I've been a commander of troops no less than six times and at increasing levels of responsibility and I've seen a lot in my time. We do have a tremendous capacity for harm. But, we are also extremely resilient. While anyone is capable of anything, I do not find it anywhere near acceptable to deal with internal demons by blowing away your fellow Soldiers. Every Soldier has their work cut out for them, especially in a time of war.

[ArmyBigDawg]

Originally Posted by nous defions

To the American Service Men and Women, period.

I can't fathom a bigger act of bigotry than to kill unsuspecting fellow Soldiers whose ultimate sin, besides being at the right place at the wrong time, was serving their country with HONOR.

And, let's be clear here. The only ones claiming that our shooter was a victim, so far, is his own family. The official investigation has not released much of anything - which is the responsible thing to do. The best defense to shooting up about 48 people with no shortage of witnesses is to claim you're a victim first and foremost. This guy NEVER deployed to combat - or a combat zone - or anywhere outside the US on official duties, for that matter. So, the PTSD claim is out of the window. The best thing then is psychological pressure brought about by "bigotry". In this way, the real victims are now the victimizers and the shooter is the victim.

There have been Muslims in the US military for a long time, just as there have been Latinos (I'm one), Jews, African Americans, Native Americans, Women ... et al. There are all sorts of minorities in the Armed Services. We even have disabled veterans on active duty. I've been a commander of troops no less than six times and at increasing levels of responsibility and I've seen a lot in my time. We do have a tremendous capacity for harm. But, we are also extremely resilient. While anyone is capable of anything, I do not find it anywhere near acceptable to deal with internal demons by blowing away your fellow Soldiers. Every Soldier has their work cut out for them, especially in a time of war.

well put

[timetraveler]

The resolve, determination and execution of duty in the worst of circumstance displayed by this young woman, is beyond remarkable. It sets a benchmark to which all of us in law enforcement should aspire.

Thank you, Sergeant Munley.

[lastkey31]

Her actions are a tribute to the training she was given, her determination to stop the threat, and her love for life. I would hope that President Obama would bring her to the White house and give her a letter for her actions that comes from a greatful nation. Laastkey31

[Chief68]

Sgt. Munley did a great job and I hope she recovers without any issues. God Bless Her.
I have the utmost respect for all of the men and women that serve in our military and my prayers and thoughts go to all of the families at Ft. Hood that have to deal with this cowardly act.