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Sgt. Kimberly Munley, 34, a civilian Department of Defense police officer at the base, is credited with stopping the firing rampage of U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan at the Soldier Readiness Center within a few minutes after he launched his attack.
Munley, described by neighbor Brooke Beato, as "very petite, with long blonde hair and a strong personality," was credited by base officials with preventing further carnage by aggressively engaging Hasan as he shot at her. She rounded a corner, took aim at Hasan and brought him down, officials said. "It was an amazing and an aggressive performance by this police officer," base commander Lt. Gen. Robert Cone said. It also was a tactic straight out of recent lessons learned from the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting, when first responders waited for additional backup before engaging the shooter.
"She walked up and engaged him," said Lt. Gen. Cone told Associated Press. As a member of the base Special Reaction Team, Munley had learned that "if you act aggressively to take out a shooter, you will have less fatalities," Cone said.
. I personally found it interesting that on a military base, this man was able to shoot 40+ people before being tackled and/or taken out.
Not an impressive kill.
He isn't dead yet.
:lol:
Actually, good shooting would have been 2 to the chest, 1 to the head. :shrug:
But, good enough, still, in my book.
Ah, so you were speaking technically, not practically, yes?
Easier said than done, especially in a close quarters firefight.They are trained to fire two shots to the chest and one to the head. In this kind of circumstance, training should take over, and this should be instinctive.
I agree though. Events can happen so quickly that reaction must be instinctive. There is usually no time whatsoever to think about it. It is all decided within a few heartbeats.
I think it's far better to have the dude alive and kicking.
He can't answer questions if he's dead, and he has some questions to answer.
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