{"id":124451,"date":"2025-08-06T20:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/124451\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T20:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:07:09","slug":"army-sergeant-from-jacksonville-shot-5-fellow-soldiers-at-fort-stewart-before-being-tackled-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/124451\/","title":{"rendered":"Army sergeant from Jacksonville shot 5 fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart before being tackled: officials"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAVANNAH, Ga.<\/strong> \u2013 An Army sergeant who is from Jacksonville opened fire at Fort Stewart in Georgia on Wednesday, shooting five soldiers and prompting a brief lockdown at one of the country\u2019s largest Army bases, officials said.<\/p>\n

Few details were immediately available about what led to the gunfire, but the suspect is an Army sergeant, according to a U.S. official.<\/p>\n

The injured soldiers are stable and recovering, said Brig Gen. John Lubas. The Army won\u2019t release names pending notification of family members and they won\u2019t speculate on motive, Lt. Col. Angel Tomko said at a news conference. <\/p>\n

Officials identified the shooter as an automotive logistics Sgt. Quornelius Radford, who had been assigned to Fort Stewart since 2022. A telephone number listed for Radford in public records rang unanswered on Wednesday. It wasn\u2019t clear if Radford was injured. <\/p>\n

The shooter opened fire at his workplace, officials said. Soldiers in the area who witnessed the shooting \u201cimmediately and without hesitation\u201d tackled the shooter, Lubas said.<\/p>\n

This latest act of violence on a U.S. military installation \u2014 sites that are supposed to be among the most secure in the country \u2014 again raised concerns about safety and security within the armed forces\u2019 own walls.<\/p>\n

Watch the full news conference below:<\/p>\n

The Army said it\u2019s investigating the shooting. There were still many unanswered questions, including a possible motive. <\/p>\n

The injured were treated and then moved to Winn Army Community Hospital, base officials said in a Facebook post, adding there\u2019s no threat to the community. <\/p>\n

Some of the wounded were also taken to Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, said spokesperson Bryna Gordon. The hospital is the top-level trauma center for coastal Georgia. Gordon said she didn\u2019t know how many people were being taken to the hospital or what their conditions were.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement was sent to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team complex shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday. Radford was arrested at 11:35 a.m., officials said. <\/p>\n

The lockdown lasted about an hour. After it was lifted, cars began to move through the normal security checkpoint at the fort\u2019s main gate. <\/p>\n

The Army\u2019s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team was created in 2016 when the service added more than 200 vehicles to an infantry unit of roughly 4,200 soldiers. Also known as the \u201cSpartan Brigade,\u201d the Army has called the unit<\/a> its \u201cmost modern land fighting force.\u201d<\/p>\n

Located about 40 miles southwest of Savannah, Fort Stewart is the largest Army post east of the Mississippi River. It\u2019s home to thousands of soldiers assigned to the Army\u2019s 3rd Infantry Division and family members.<\/p>\n

White House and Defense Department officials said President Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth had been briefed on the shooting.<\/p>\n

The FBI was at the fort to help investigate, said Deputy Director Dan Bongino.<\/p>\n

Among the deadliest acts of violence on U.S. military bases was a 2009 attack. A U.S. Army psychiatrist killed 13 people<\/a> in a shooting that left more than 30 wounded at Fort Hood, a military installation in Texas.<\/p>\n

In 2013<\/a>, a defense contract worker and former Navy reservist killed 12 people at Washington Navy Yard. He was then killed in a gun battle with police.<\/p>\n

In 2014<\/a>, a soldier opened fire on his fellow service members at Fort Hood, killing three people and wounding more than a dozen others before the gunman killed himself.<\/p>\n

In 2019<\/a>, an aviation student opened fire in a classroom at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, killing three people and injuring another dozen people including two sheriff\u2019s deputies. Just days earlier, a U.S. Navy sailor shot<\/a> two people to death before killing himself at Pearl Harbor, the Naval station in Hawaii.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

Catalini contributed from Trenton, New Jersey; and Associated Press writers Jeff Martin and Jeff Amy in Atlanta; Mike Balsamo, Konstantin Toropin and Mike Pesoli in Washington, D.C.; and Claudia Lauer in Philadelphia contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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