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Fort Hood officer family not surprised at heroics

Associated Press CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (AP) - The stepmother of the police officer who shot an Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers said Friday the woman's heroics are not surprising.

Wanda Barbour told The Star-News of Wilmington that she knew Sgt. Kimberly Munley was involved in the shooting when she heard a female officer at Fort Hood had shot and wounded Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.

"When they said a female officer, a little part of me just knew," Barbour told the newspaper. "She is a very great person with a great spirit."

Officials say 34-year-old Munley, who was wounded, ended the crisis. She was recovering Friday in stable condition.

"We're just so grateful and thankful to the Lord that she's safe," Barbour said. "Our hearts just ache for the loss of others, too, and hers, too. She's still upset about that."

Lt. Gen. Bob Cone said Munley and her partner responded within three minutes of reported gunfire Thursday afternoon. Cone said Munley shot the gunman several times despite being shot herself.

"She happened to encounter the gunman. In an exchange of gunfire, she was wounded but managed to wound him four times," Cone said. "It was an amazing and aggressive performance by this police officer."

Munley is the daughter of Dennis Barbour, a former mayor of Carolina Beach. The coastal town is located about 15 miles south of Wilmington.

Authorities said the 39-year-old Hasan went on a shooting spree Thursday that left 13 people dead at the Texas post. He was among 30 people wounded and remained hospitalized on a ventilator on Friday. All but two of the injured were still hospitalized, and all were in stable condition.

Wanda Barbour told the newspaper she and her husband are heading to Texas.

A message left by The Associated Press at the Barbour home was not immediately returned.

___ Information from: The Star-News, http://starnewsonline.com