Pa. Native Helped End Fort Hood Tragedy

A civilian police officer and Pennsylvania native 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.

She is listed in stable condition.

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

Several Facebook tribute pages to Munley are getting thousands of fans.

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