Fort Hood official releases information about officer who gunned down shooter Posted On: Friday, Nov. 6 2009 01:38 PM
Updated On: Friday, Nov. 6 2009 01:56 PM Fort Hood's director of emergency services credits Kimberly Munley -- a 5-foot-2-inch powerhouse, civilian Fort Hood police officer -- with saving countless lives.

Chuck Medley told the Herald that they began receiving 911 calls at 1:23 p.m. Thursday and four minutes later Munley, who was in the immediate vicinity, was upon the suspect.

She saw the injured, scared people and when she rounded a corner in between two buildings, Mevley said, Munley fired twice at Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan and he charged towards her.

Munley and Hasan fired at each other at the same time, Mevley said. Munley was hit in the leg, wrist and torso. "She did what she was trained to do," Mevley said, adding that Munley is an exceptional individual.

Munley, who has been with Fort Hood police since January 2008, is a Fort Hood SWAT team member, whose husband is a soldier at Fort Bragg.

Munley is really small -- but don't let that fool you, Mevley says -- she's 5'2", very physically fit and a weapons expert.

"She saved in my mind, no doubt, countless lives," Mevley said. Munley took shots in the left leg and knee area and still needs surgery to remove bullets from her right side.

Mevley said Munley had bullet wounds on her arm and she called them a "minor scratches."

Fort Hood officials believe Munley will fully recover.