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CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
Fort Stewart shooting suspect in custody, 5 soldiers wounded, officials say
Five soldiers were wounded when an active-duty sergeant opened fire on his coworkers Wednesday at Fort Stewart in Georgia, officials said. The suspected shooter, who was taken into custody, used his personal weapon in the shooting, Brig. Gen. John Lubas, the fort's commander, told reporters. Officials identified the suspect as Quornelius Radford, a 28-year-old automated logistics sergeant with the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team. Officials had said the shooting happened in the combat team's area at the fort. The suspect joined the Army in January 2018 as an automated logistical specialist and is from Jacksonville, Florida, an Army spokesperson told CBS News. He hadn't previously been deployed to combat, Lubas said. The wounded soldiers were all in stable condition and expected to recover, Lubas said during an afternoon news conference. Three of the five soldiers required surgery. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the soldiers were treated on site and taken to an Army hospital. Two of the soldiers were then moved to a hospital in Savannah, Georgia, for additional care. None of the soldiers have been identified publicly. Lubas said the suspect was being held in pretrial confinement and has been interviewed by the Army's Criminal Investigative Division, a federal law enforcement agency. An investigation into the shooting was ongoing. Investigators weren't sure about the motivation for the shooting, Lubas said. He said the suspect had been arrested for DUI, which wasn't previously known to the suspect's chain of command. The gun used in the shooting was a personal weapon, not a military weapon, Lubas said. During the shooting, soldiers in the area "immediately and without hesitation" tackled the suspect and subdued him, Lubas said. "These soldiers, without a doubt, prevented further casualties," he said. Lubas said there wasn't any reason to believe that the shooting was related to terrorism or extremist beliefs and there wasn't any threat to the local community. Law enforcement officers responded to initial reports of the shooting at 10:56 a.m. local time, officials said. The fort was locked down at 11:04 a.m., and the suspect was in custody at 11:35 a.m., officials said. Officials said on social media that the fort was "all clear" just before 2 p.m. President Trump has been briefed on the shooting and the White House is monitoring the situation, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on social media. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has also been briefed on the shooting, a defense official said. "The Army Criminal Investigation Division is on site to ensure that the perpetrator of this atrocity, which is exactly what it is, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," Mr. Trump said in the Oval Office Wednesday. "The entire nation is praying for the victims and their families, and hopefully, they'll fully recover, and we can put this chapter behind us, but we're not going to forget what happened." "Today, a cowardly shooting at Fort Stewart left five brave Soldiers wounded," Hegseth said in a social media post. "Praise God they are all in stable condition. Our prayers are with them, their families, and the entire Fort Stewart community in the aftermath of this attack. We owe profound gratitude to the law enforcement heroes who charged into danger. Swift justice will be brought to the perpetrator and anyone else found to be involved." Fort Stewart is the largest Army installation east of the Mississippi River, covering nearly 280,000 acres, according to the Defense Department. In the 2020 census, the fort had an estimated population of 8,821 people. Outside the fort's front gate is the small town of Hinesville, Georgia, located about 40 miles southwest of Savannah near the state's Atlantic coast. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said in a social media post that he is in contact with responding law enforcement. "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," Kemp Watson and Jared Ochacher contributed to this report.
Times of Oman
2 days ago
- Times of Oman
US: Five US soldiers injured in shooting by fellow soldier, suspect in custody
Washington: A tragic incident unfolded at the Fort Stewart military base in Georgia, United States on Wednesday, where a fellow active-duty soldier opened fire and injured five other soldiers. The incident took place inside the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area, CNN reported. As reported by CNN, the shooting happened around 11 a.m. local time. Officials said the shooter used his personal handgun to fire at fellow soldiers. The suspect was subdued by other soldiers at the scene and was arrested by 11:35 am, nearly 40 minutes after the firing began. According to CNN, five soldiers were injured in the shooting. Two of them were shifted to the Memorial Health University Medical Center in others were being treated at an Army hospital. All five are said to be in stable condition and are expected to recover, as per Army officials. The shooter has been identified as a 28-year-old Sgt. Quornelius Radford, originally from Jacksonville, is an active-duty soldier assigned to the same brigade where the incident occurred and joined the Army in 2018 as an automated logistical specialist. As per CNN, he has no combat history, and officials are not aware of any prior behavioural issues. However, he had been arrested in May this year for driving under the influence. The reason behind the attack is still unknown. The case will be handled by the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel (OSTC), the Army's equivalent of the US Attorney's Office. Once the evidence is reviewed and charges are finalised, Sgt. Radford is expected to face a general court-martial, which is the highest level of military trial and used for the most serious crimes, according to the US Department of Defence, as per CNN. Reacting to the incident, US President Donald Trump expressed concern and sympathy for the victims and their families, calling the act an "atrocity." "Five people were seriously wounded and two very, very seriously hurt around 11:00 this morning. The shooter is now in custody and the Army Criminal Investigation Division is on site to ensure that the perpetrator of this atrocity, which is exactly what it is, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," Trump said on Wednesday before an event at the White House, according to CNN. He added, "The entire nation is praying for the victims and their families, and hopefully they'll fully recover, and we can put this chapter behind. But we're not going to forget what happened. We're going to take very good care of this person who did this, a horrible person." US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth also commented on the incident on X (formerly Twitter), calling it a "cowardly shooting." "We owe profound gratitude to the law enforcement heroes who charged into danger. Swift justice will be brought to the perpetrator and anyone else found to be involved," he wrote.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Fort Stewart shooting suspect in custody, 5 soldiers wounded, officials say
Five soldiers were wounded when an active-duty sergeant opened fire on his coworkers Wednesday at Fort Stewart in Georgia, officials said. The suspected shooter, who was taken into custody, used his personal weapon in the shooting, Brig. Gen. John Lubas, the fort's commander, told reporters. Officials identified the suspect as Quornelius Radford, a 28-year-old automated logistics sergeant with the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team. Officials had said the shooting happened in the combat team's area at the fort. The suspect joined the Army in January 2018 as an automated logistical specialist and is from Jacksonville, Florida, an Army spokesperson told CBS News. He hadn't previously been deployed to combat, Lubas said. The wounded soldiers were all in stable condition and expected to recover, Lubas said during an afternoon news conference. Three of the five soldiers required surgery. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the soldiers were treated on site and taken to an Army hospital. Two of the soldiers were then moved to a hospital in Savannah, Georgia, for additional care. None of the soldiers have been identified publicly. Lubas said the suspect was being held in pretrial confinement and has been interviewed by the Army's Criminal Investigative Division, a federal law enforcement agency. An investigation into the shooting was ongoing. Investigators weren't sure about the motivation for the shooting, Lubas said. He said the suspect had been arrested for DUI, which wasn't previously known to the suspect's chain of command. The gun used in the shooting was a personal weapon, not a military weapon, Lubas said. During the shooting, soldiers in the area "immediately and without hesitation" tackled the suspect and subdued him, Lubas said. "These soldiers, without a doubt, prevented further casualties," he said. Lubas said there wasn't any reason to believe that the shooting was related to terrorism or extremist beliefs and there wasn't any threat to the local community. Law enforcement officers responded to initial reports of the shooting at 10:56 a.m. local time, officials said. The fort was locked down at 11:04 a.m., and the suspect was in custody at 11:35 a.m., officials said. Officials said on social media that the fort was "all clear" just before 2 p.m. President Trump has been briefed on the shooting and the White House is monitoring the situation, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on social media. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has also been briefed on the shooting, a defense official said. "The Army Criminal Investigation Division is on site to ensure that the perpetrator of this atrocity, which is exactly what it is, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," Mr. Trump said in the Oval Office Wednesday. "The entire nation is praying for the victims and their families, and hopefully, they'll fully recover, and we can put this chapter behind us, but we're not going to forget what happened." "Today, a cowardly shooting at Fort Stewart left five brave Soldiers wounded," Hegseth said in a social media post. "Praise God they are all in stable condition. Our prayers are with them, their families, and the entire Fort Stewart community in the aftermath of this attack. We owe profound gratitude to the law enforcement heroes who charged into danger. Swift justice will be brought to the perpetrator and anyone else found to be involved." Fort Stewart is the largest Army installation east of the Mississippi River, covering nearly 280,000 acres, according to the Defense Department. In the 2020 census, the fort had an estimated population of 8,821 people. Outside the fort's front gate is the small town of Hinesville, Georgia, located about 40 miles southwest of Savannah near the state's Atlantic coast. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said in a social media post that he is in contact with responding law enforcement. "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," Kemp wrote. Sneak peek: The Strange Shooting of Alex Pennig Quadruple murder suspect captured in Tennessee, officials confirm Neil deGrasse Tyson weighs in on plans for a moon-based nuclear reactor
Reuters
2 days ago
- Reuters
U.S. Army sergeant suspected of shooting, wounding five soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia
ATLANTA, Aug 6 (Reuters) - A U.S. Army sergeant shot and wounded five soldiers with a personal handgun on Wednesday at Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield near Savannah, Georgia, before he was subdued by other soldiers and arrested, military officials said. All five soldiers were listed in stable condition following the incident and are expected to recover, though three required surgery, according to Brigadier General John Lubas, the base commander. Lockdown security measures on the base were lifted after the suspect was taken into custody, and there was no threat to the surrounding community, Lubas said. A motive was not readily apparent, he added. The suspect was identified as Quornelius Radford, 28, an active-duty sergeant specializing in automated logistics and assigned to a supply unit of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team at Fort Stewart. Lubas said Radford, stationed at Fort Stewart since 2022, had not previously been deployed to combat. Lubas said at an afternoon press conference that the shooting unfolded shortly before 11 a.m. local time at the suspect's work post on base and involved co-workers in his unit. "I don't have reason to believe that it had anything to do with a training event. Other than that, I can't state the motivations for this soldier." How the pistol slipped through base security onto the installation remained unknown, the general said. Other soldiers in the area who witnessed the shooting tackled and subdued the suspect before law enforcement arrived and took him into custody, according to the general. Radford was later questioned by Army investigators and was being held pending charging decisions. Lubas gave little information about Radford's background except to say he had a prior drunken-driving arrest, which was unknown to the chain of command until "the event occurred and we started looking into the law enforcement databases." Speaking to reporters at the White House, President Donald Trump said, "The entire nation is praying for the victims and their families." He called the suspect "horrible." Mass shootings are relatively common in the U.S., where guns are widely available, and military bases, which are among the highest-security places in the country, have not been spared. The deadliest was at the Fort Hood Army base in 2009, when a major fatally shot unarmed soldiers in a medical building with a laser-sighted handgun, killing 13 people and injuring more than 30. Less than five years later, a soldier at the same Texas base fatally shot three service members and injured 16 others before killing himself. In 2013, an employee of a government defense contractor killed 12 people at Washington's Navy Yard. In 2019, a Saudi Air Force lieutenant shot and killed three people and wounded eight others at a U.S. Navy base in Pensacola, Florida. Fort Stewart is located in Hinesville, about 225 miles (362 km) southeast of Atlanta and 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Savannah. Nearly 9,000 people live at the base, according to the 2020 Census. The base supports approximately 15,000 active-duty Army military personnel, as well as thousands of military retirees, family members, and others, according to its website.
Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Bloomberg
Fort Stewart Shooting Injures Five Soldiers, Suspect Arrested
A US Army sergeant opened fire Wednesday morning at Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia, shooting five fellow soldiers and prompting a temporary lockdown of the base, military officials said. The shooting occurred just before 11 a.m. inside the complex housing the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team. Authorities said the gunman, who's assigned to the same unit as the victims, was taken into custody without further incident at 11:35 a.m.
