Kimberly Munley

US investigators believe the army doctor accused of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage at a Texas military base acted alone, but his motive for the massacre was unclear, officials said. President Barack Obama will Tuesday attend a memorial service here to honor victims of the rampage at Fort Hood attributed to Muslim US army doctor Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who is also suspected of wounding 30 people. "All evidence at this point indicates the suspect allegedly acted alone," Chris Grey, spokesman for the US Army criminal investigation division (CID), told reporters Saturday, adding that no motive had yet been established. Criminal investigators ... Read Full Story

The suspected shooter accused of killing 13 people in a US military base has regained consciousness and can talk, fueling hopes Monday he may soon reveal the motive for the attack. "He is talking. He is conversing with the medical staff," a spokeswoman for the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, told AFP, referring to army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan. A round-the-clock inquiry at the Fort Hood base in Texas has so far failed to pin down the reasons for Thursday's shooting, which also left 30 wounded and has been blamed on Hasan. Hasan, 39, a devout Muslim, was shot and wounded by ... Read Full Story

The suspected shooter accused of killing 13 people at a US military base has regained consciousness and can talk, fueling hopes Monday he may soon reveal the motive behind the attack. "He is talking. He is conversing with the medical staff," a spokeswoman for the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, told AFP, about army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan. A round-the-clock inquiry at Fort Hood in Texas has so far failed to uncover the motives for Thursday's shooting, which also left 30 wounded. Hasan, a devout Muslim, was shot and wounded by a female civilian police sergeant who halted his deadly gunfire, and ... Read Full Story

An officer who has been hailed as a hero in the Fort Hood massacre says the scene was "confusing and chaotic" but she remembers getting shot. Sgt. Kimberly Munley says getting shot felt like "a muscle being torn out of my leg." Munley was one of two civilian police officers who confronted the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people and injuring 29 at the Texas military base last week. She and Sgt. Mark Todd were interviewed on Wednesday's episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." The 34-year-old Munley is out of the hospital after undergoing two surgeries. The 42-year-old Todd was not wounded. Todd ... Read Full Story

Authorities say one of the officers who has been hailed as a hero in the Fort Hood massacre has had a second surgery and is grateful for all the good wishes. Sgt. Kimberly Munley was injured during the shooting rampage at the Texas post that she has been credited with helping end by shooting the alleged gunman. Fort Hood spokesman Col. John Rossi read a statement on Munley's behalf at a news conference Saturday. He said she and her family were thankful for all the support and prayers that have some their way since the story of her actions emerged. Rossi said she underwent ... Read Full Story