According to witnesses, Hasan shouted "Allāhu Akbar" before opening fire.
Sergeant Kimberly Munley shot Hasan four times. He is paralyzed and on a vent. He shot her once; the round passed through both her legs. She is stable and well enough to call her friends.
Half the wounded have been operated on and are in stable condition.
Some of the victims may have been shot accidentally by responding police officers. (This initially struck me as likely, because I was trying to figure how someone shot 41 people with handguns while under fire himself.) It would be really stupid for the Army to cover up another friendly fire incident, so I am glad it's come out so quickly. However, base officials say Sgt. Munley was the first armed person on the scene and she put Hasan down, so (assuming that's true) unless her shots also hit others, it seems less likely there was friendly fire.
Also, I have seen the ridiculous argument that friendly fire is somehow a data point in favor of gun control. It's not, unless you're suggesting the police officers who respond to shootings should be unarmed. (The non-police soldiers in the room were not armed, per the commanding officer.) When gunfights break out, even trained shooters miss.






Comments