US shooting suspect off ventilator

US shooting suspect off ventilator: US Army officials say the man who killed 13 people during a shooting spree at Fort Hood has been taken off a ventilator but still remains in intensive care. Hasan was shot during an exchange of gunfire during Thursday’s attack On Friday he was moved to Brooke Medical Centre in San Antonio, about 150 miles south-west of Fort Hood, Texas. Colonel John Rossi said he was not sure if Major Nidal Malik Hasan is able to communicate

US shooting suspect off ventilator:US Army officials say the man who killed 13 people during a shooting spree at Fort Hood has been taken off a ventilator but still remains in intensive care.

Hasan was shot during an exchange of gunfire during Thursday’s attack On Friday he was moved to Brooke Medical Centre in San Antonio, about 150 miles south-west of Fort Hood, Texas.

Colonel John Rossi said he was not sure if Major Nidal Malik Hasan is able to communicate.

One of two police officers who confronted Hasan has been speaking about the incident which he says lasted less than a minute. Sergeant Mark Todd joined Sergeant Kimberly Munley in the firefight. Sgt Todd was not wounded, but the exchange left his colleague injured.

Sgt Todd said that seconds after arriving at the scene, he saw a calm-looking Hasan, his gun drawn and his fingers pointing at people outside the Soldier Readiness Processing Centre. He then saw Hasan shooting at soldiers as they attempted to flee.

“He was firing at people as they were trying to run and hide,” said the retired soldier who now works as a civilian police officer at the military base.

“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.”

Sgt Munley has also won wide praise after the incident, and it’s been revealed she “lost a lot of blood” from a gunshot wound to her left leg that had hit an artery.

Military authorities are continuing to refer to Hasan as a suspect in the shootings, and have not yet said if they plan to charge him in a military or civilian court.

His family has described a man incapable of the attack, calling him a devoted doctor and devout Muslim who showed no signs that he might lash out with violence. His brother, Eyad Hasan, said: “I’ve known my brother Nidal to be a peaceful, loving and compassionate person who has shown great interest in the medical field and in helping others.

The Actions Of Sergeant Kimberly Munley

The Actions Of Sergeant Kimberly Munley :A police officer who intervened to stop a shooting spree at America’s biggest military base was hailed today as a heroine as she received treatment for the wounds received in a shoot-out with the gunman. Major Nidal Hasan, an army psychiatrist due to be posted to Afghanistan, shot dead 13 people and wounded 30 others after opening fire with two handguns at Fort Hood yesterday afternoon. But the death toll from the rampage could have been far worse had it not been for the actions of Sergeant Kimberly Munley , a civilian police officer stationed at the base who was the first on the scene as Major Hasan picked off his victims

The Actions Of Sergeant Kimberly Munley:A police officer who intervened to stop a shooting spree at America’s biggest military base was hailed today as a heroine as she received treatment for the wounds received in a shoot-out with the gunman.

Major Nidal Hasan, an army psychiatrist due to be posted to Afghanistan, shot dead 13 people and wounded 30 others after opening fire with two handguns at Fort Hood yesterday afternoon.

But the death toll from the rampage could have been far worse had it not been for the actions of Sergeant Kimberly Munley, a civilian police officer stationed at the base who was the first on the scene as Major Hasan picked off his victims.

Sergeant Munley managed to hit Major Hasan four times but was herself hit by a bullet that passed through both her legs, according to witnesses. Colonel John Rossi, briefing reporters at Fort Hood this morning, said that Major Hasan’s victims, who were killed in a part of the base used to process soldiers for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan, had all been unarmed. Sergeant Munley had been the first armed person on the scene and had immediately taken him on.

“Her efforts were superb,” he said.

Colonel Steven Braverman, commander of the base hospital and Major Hasan’s supervisor, said that Sergeant Munley was in a stable condition in a nearby community hospital. more details:http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6906278.ece