Civilian police officer Sgt. Kimberly Munley is credited with shooting Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the army psychiatrist who opened fire at Fort Hood on November 5, 2009. Hasan shot and killed 13 people and left 31 others injured. Sgt. Munley, age 34, was also shot during the gunman's rampage but she managed to shoot Hasan four times. On November 6, 2009, she was reportedly in stable condition after surgery.http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/06/national/main5549388.shtml?tag=stack
Sgt. Munley worked as a police officer in Wrightsville Beach, California, before she moved to Texas and joined the Fort Hood civilian police force. She is a mother of two girls.http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2009/11/06/2009-11-06_police_sgt_kimberly_munley_credited_with_ending_fort_hood_gunman_maj_nidal_malik.html
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34 years old in 2009
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Sgt. Munley is married to a Fort Bragg soldier and has two daughters
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Credited with stopping Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nadal Malik-Hasan
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Sgt. Munley weighs 120 lbs and is 5' 4"
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Sgt. Munley was shot three times in the hand and once in the leg by Hasan
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Was a police officer in North Carolina before moving to Texas and becoming a Fort Hood Police Officer in January 2008
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Sgt. Munley is also a Fort Hood SWAT team member
