Officer Praised for Taking Down Suspected Gunman

In this Thursday, Nov. 6, 2009 photo, emergency personnel transport an unidentified soldier from the...

In this Thursday, Nov. 6, 2009 photo, emergency personnel transport an unidentified soldier from the Soldier Readiness Center following a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas. Authorities said Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan went on a shooting spree Thursday at the sprawling Texas post, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more. (AP Photo/Killeen Daily Herald, David Morris)

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A civilian police officer 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.

The 34-year-old Munley is from Pennsylvania, used to be in the Army and is married to a Fort Bragg, N.C. soldier.

(This version CORRECTS APNewsNow. corrects age to 34; ADDS photos.)

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