Article: Heroic officer's local ties recalled ; Bar patrons, workers beam with pride over woman's role in ending shooting rampage

NEWTON - As Sergeant Kimberly D. Munley's photo splashed across television screens and front pages late last week, recognition spread quickly among staff and regulars at Dunn-Gaherin's: The Texas police officer credited with bringing down the suspected Fort Hood gunman was the same Kimberly who used to waitress at the Irish pub in Newton Upper Falls.

"So many people kept calling the restaurant last night and going, `Is that really her?' " said Seana Gaherin, one of the owners of the restaurant and bar where Munley, then known by her maiden name, Kimberly Barbour, worked for roughly a year before heading south for boot camp. "We're so proud of her."

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