A suspect is in custody after five soldiers were injured in an active shooter incident at Fort Stewart in Georgia on Wednesday.
According to a U.S. official and the military base, the shooting at the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area was reported at 10:56 a.m. Per NBC News, the suspect was identified as Quornelius Radford, a male soldier who has prior ties to Florida. Radford was apprehended at 11:35 a.m., Fort Stewart said. The circumstances surrounding the shooting were not immediately clear.
The Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield posted to social media: “Five Soldiers were shot today in an active shooter incident in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area. All Soldiers were treated on-site and moved to Winn Army Community Hospital for further treatment. There is no active threat to the community. Law enforcement was dispatched for a possible shooting in the 2nd ABCT complex at 10:56 a.m. The shooter was apprehended at 11:35 a.m. The installation was locked down at 11:04 a.m. and Fort Stewart lifted the lockdown of the main cantonment area at 12:10 p.m. 2nd ABCT complex is still locked down. Emergency medical personnel were dispatched to treat the wounded Soldiers at 11:09 a.m. The incident remains under investigation and no additional information will be released until the investigation is complete.”
CBS affiliate WTOC-TV reported that the wounded soldiers were treated on site and then taken to an Army hospital, with two of the victims were rushed to Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, which is a Level 1 trauma center (Fort Stewart is about 40 miles southwest of Savannah.). No information was immediately released about the conditions of the wounded service members.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said on social media, “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. We are keeping the victims, their families, and all those who answer the call to serve in our hearts and prayers, and we ask that Georgians everywhere do the same.”
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on social media that President Trump has been briefed on the shooting and the White House is monitoring the situation, with a defense official stating that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has also been briefed on the shooting.
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