At least five soldiers were wounded after an Army sergeant who was recently arrested allegedly opened fire Wednesday at Fort Stewart in Georgia.
The suspect has been identified as 28-year-old Quornelius Radford, a U.S. Army active-duty automated logistics sergeant from Jacksonville, Florida, who was assigned to the installation.
Army officials said Radford allegedly used a personal handgun in the shooting, and was tackled by other soldiers before being taken into custody. He had not deployed to combat.
"These soldiers, without a doubt, prevented further casualties," Brig. Gen. John Lubas, 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield commander, wrote in a statement. "Right now, our primary focus is on supporting the family members of the five victims and the Soldiers of the Spartan Brigade."
Though the Army said Radford did not have any prior disciplinary or behavioral issues, court records show he was arrested in Liberty County on May 18, and charged with driving under the influence and failure to obey traffic control devices.
Army officials said the charges were unknown to Radford's chain of command.
Radford is currently being interviewed by Army investigators and is being held in pre-trial confinement. A motive has not yet been released.
The soldiers were shot in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) area, the U.S. Army confirmed in a social media post. Law enforcement was dispatched at 10:56 a.m. ET, and Radford was apprehended at 11:35 a.m.
Emergency medical personnel treated the wounded soldiers on-site at 11:09 a.m. before moving them to Winn Army Community Hospital, according to Fort Stewart.
Three out of the five service members required surgery, but all are in stable condition and expected to recover, Army officials said. Their identities have not yet been released.
(The shooter did not use a military weapon and he is thought to have co-conspirators.)
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