I have to say that I did have some reservations about the details and how the story was being played. Every single one would say she and her partner responded, but exclusively focused on her and what she allegedly did. The partner was never named, or even mentioned beyond he was with her and responded. Some accounts say she fired four shots that hit scumbag; some merely say scumbag was hit by four shots. Along with the adage about "first accounts are always inaccurate", it made me suspicious that too much was focused on her, and that the story of her partner was being ignored. Perhaps part of it was due to her being badly wounded; I also wondered if there was another media-created Jessica Lynch effect. Again, Munley is brave and should be recognized -- but her partner should be recognized also.
So last night I ran across this article (updated version below):
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art ... gD9BR1U5O2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Lots more at the link. Searching on "Mark Todd Hood" I find only one more story mentioning him, and it also says he brought down Hasan after Munley was wound.Officer describes firefight that downed Hasan
By JAY ROOT (AP) – 16 hours ago
KILLEEN, Texas — One of two police officers who confronted the alleged Fort Hood killer says he shot Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan before kicking the man's weapon away, handcuffing him and ending the nation's worst killing spree on a military base.
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Seconds after Todd arrived on the scene, he said he saw a calm-looking Hasan, his gun drawn and his fingers pointing at people.
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"I told him stop and drop your weapons. I identified myself as police and he turned and fired a couple of rounds at me. I didn't hear him say a word ... he just turned and fired."
There has been confusion since Thursday's rampage about whose bullets actually brought down Hasan, who was shot four times. At first, Munley's supervisor said it was her shot to Hasan's torso that leveled him, but Army officials would only say that an investigation was under way.
Munley was down by the time he engaged Hasan, Todd said. He wasn't sure if Munley had wounded the suspect, because "once he started firing at me, I lost track of her."
Todd said he fired his Beretta at Hasan. Hasan flinched, Todd said, then slid down against a telephone pole and fell on his back. Todd says he then heard bystanders say "two more, two more."
At first he thought they meant there were two more suspects, but realized they were urging him to fire two more rounds at Hasan, thinking he was still posing a threat.
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From the time he got to the scene until Hasan dropped, the whole encounter lasted only about 30-45 seconds, Todd said.
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld ... 9467.story" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;