Thursday, November 12

Print the Legend.

Who shot Liberty Valance Nidal Hassan?

The "little lady" story had legs, but it turns out a 42-year-old black officer, with 25 years in the MP, effectively stopped the Ft. Hood killings:

Major Hasan was headed toward the main building, the witness said, when Sergeant Munley came around the corner of a smaller building. It was unclear whether she squeezed off a shot or not, but she fell over backward, disabled with wounds in her legs and one of her wrists, the witness said.

Major Hasan then turned his back on her and began to shove another magazine into his pistol. He did not appear wounded, the witness said. A few seconds later, Sergeant Todd came around the corner of the same building. He raised his weapon and fired several times at Major Hasan, who pitched over backward and stopped moving.

"He shot her, turned away from her and was reloading, when he was shot," said the witness, who was nearby.
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Sergeant Todd acknowledged that he had played a major role in bringing the violence to an end. He said that he had fired at the suspect, kicked his weapon away and placed him in handcuffs.

"I just relied on my training," Sergeant Todd said. "We're trained to shoot until there is no longer a threat. And once he was laying down on his back, his weapon just fell into his hand, and I'm like, 'O.K., now's the time to rush him and secure him.'"