This image from video provided by the U.S. Army via DVIDS shows the entrance to Fort Stewart in Georgia on Nov. 18, 2021.
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Five soldiers were shot and wounded Wednesday after an active shooter opened fire at Fort Stewart military base in east Georgia, the Army said.
All five are in stable condition and expected to recover, Brig. Gen. John Lubas told reporters later Wednesday.
The alleged shooter, who is now in custody, was identified as Quornelius Radford, 28, an active-duty soldier assigned to Fort Stewart, Lubas said.
Radford, an automated logistics sergeant who was not previously deployed to combat, was assigned to the Second Brigade Combat Team, where the incident took place, Lubas said.
The shooting “did involve his co-workers,” Lubas said of Radford.
The shooter’s firearm was “not a military weapon,” Lubas said, adding that he believes it was a “personal handgun.”
Army officials at the presser declined to speculate as to any motive for the attack while the investigation is ongoing.
Lubas praised state and federal law enforcement officers for their response, as well as the “brave soldiers who immediately intervened and subdued the shooter.”
They “immediately and without hesitation tackled the soldier” and subdued him, allowing law enforcement “to then take him into custody,” Lubas said.
“These soldiers, without a doubt, prevented further casualties,” he said.
Three of the five wounded required surgery and were transported to Memorial Hospital in Savannah for additional care, Lubas said.
The base, less than an hour’s drive from Savannah, was locked down shortly after 11 a.m. ET in response to the active shooter incident. There are three elementary schools in the vicinity of the base.
President Donald Trump has been briefed on the shooting and the White House is monitoring the situation, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in an X post.
The FBI’s Savannah office said it “is aware of the incident at Fort Stewart and is coordinating with Army Criminal Investigation Division for any assistance that might be needed.”
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in a statement said, “As we remain in close contact with law enforcement on the ground, Marty, the girls, and I are saddened by today’s tragedy at Ft. Stewart.”
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