Five soldiers shot at Army's Fort Stewart in Georgia; suspect is in custody
Five soldiers shot at Army's Fort Stewart in Georgia; suspect is in custody
SEGMENT. LYDIA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AGAIN. WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR IS THAT FIVE SOLDIERS WERE SHOT ON FORT STEWART TODAY. WE’RE WORKING TO LEARN THE EXTENT OF THEIR INJURIES. THAT INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED AT THIS POINT. FORT STEWART DID SAY THAT THEY HAVE APPREHENDED A SUSPECT. THEY SAID THE SHOOTER WAS APPREHENDED AT 11:35 A.M. WE’RE WORKING TO LEARN IF THAT’S THE SOLE SUSPECT IN THIS INCIDENT. BUT AGAIN, WE WANT TO PLAY SOME 911 AUDIO FOR YOU OF WHAT HAPPENED AT AROUND 11 THIS MORNING. STATION ONE MAG, STATION ONE MUTUAL AID. REQUEST FOR A GUNSHOT WOUND ON FORT STEWART. IT’LL BE BUILDING 8420 SECOND BRIGADE, 8420 SECOND BRIGADE. GUNSHOT WOUND, MUTUAL AID. AND NOW WE WANT TO TAKE YOU TO A STATEMENT THAT WE GOT FROM FBI ATLANTA. THEY SAID, QUOTE, FBI ATLANTA SAVANNAH OFFICE IS AWARE OF THE INCIDENT AT FORT STEWART AND IS COORDINATING WITH ARMY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION FOR ANY ASSISTANCE THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO ARMY PUBLIC AFFAIRS. AND OF COURSE, THAT IS WHO WE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH, WORKING TO GET ANY INFORMATION ON THIS SHOOTING. BUT AGAIN, WJCL 22 NEWS HAD CREWS ON THE SCENE AS THE FORT WAS LOCKED DOWN. WE ONLY SAW LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL GOING IN AND OUT OF FORT STEWART. THEY HAD THE WHOLE AREA BARRICADED OFF. WE SAW A COUPLE OF AMBULANCES LEAVING THE AREA. WE ALSO SAW A FIRE TRUCK RESPONDING POLICE FROM ALL OVER OUR REGION RESPONDING TO THIS INCIDENT. WE WANT TO CHECK BACK IN NOW WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. ANDY COLE. ANDY, YOU WERE THE FIRST REPORTER THERE ON SCENE. YEAH, BROOKE, I WAS THE FIRST REPORTER. AND WHEN I FIRST GOT OUT HERE JUST BEFORE 1130, THIS ENTIRE ROAD RIGHT HERE WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE SECURITY AT THE GATE WAS HEIGHTENED. EVERYTHING IS NOW CALMED DOWN. REALLY. IT’S BEEN A IT’S BEEN A FLUCTUATING SITUATION ALL DAY. WHEN WE FIRST GOT HERE, AS I SAID, BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. THEN THAT DIED DOWN COMPLETELY. AND WE HAD SECURITY THAT WERE CONTROLLING TRAFFIC HERE IN THE INTERSECTION. AND IN FACT PUT OUT TRAFFIC CONES TO COMPLETELY CLOSE OFF THE GATE. WE KNOW NOW THAT TRAFFIC HAS RESUMED IN AND OUT OF THE GATE. WE’VE SEEN A FAIR AMOUNT OF PEOPLE LEAVING FORT STEWART AND A FAIR AMOUNT OF PEOPLE COMING ON. I WANT TO STEP OUT OF THE WAY SO MY PHOTOGRAPHER CAN GIVE YOU A BETTER LOOK AT THE AREA. REALLY, THERE’S NOTHING TO SEE FROM WHERE WE’RE AT. AT THE MAIN GATE HERE. IT HAS CERTAINLY CALMED DOWN AND LOOKS LIKE A FAIRLY TYPICAL DAY AT FORT STEWART. BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU FROM EXPERIENCE, DEALING WITH THESE SORT OF SECURITY SITUATIONS HERE ON FORT STEWART, IS THAT AFTER SUCH A SITUATION, YOU’RE GOING TO NOTICE A DELAYED TIME GETTING ON TO THE BASE BECAUSE OF INCREASED SECURITY, TRYING TO GET YOU BACK ON. NOW, FORT STEWART IN A STATEMENT, TOLD US THAT THERE IS NO ACTIVE THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY. BUT OF COURSE, YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO SAFE OR SORRY. I WANT TO RECAP THIS LATEST INFORMATION THAT WE’VE GOTTEN FROM A POST FROM FORT STEWART HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD ON FACEBOOK. THEY TELL US FIVE SOLDIERS WERE SHOT IN THE SECOND ARMORED BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM AREA. WE KNOW THOSE SOLDIERS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL HERE ON FORT STEWART. WINN ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER TREATMENT. WE KNOW OUR LYDIA BLACKSTONE. EXCUSE ME. THAT’S A TRUCK RIGHT HERE. WE KNOW OUR LYDIA BLACKSTONE IS AT MEMORIAL HEALTH IN SAVANNAH, WHERE WE HAVE GOTTEN REPORTS AGAIN, UNCONFIRMED REPORTS THAT SOME OF THOSE SOLDIERS MAY BE HEADING TOWARDS LYDIA. AND IT’S ABOUT THAT TIME WHEN THEY SHOULD BE GETTING THERE. WE KNOW TO AGAIN THAT FORT STEWART SAYS THERE IS NO ACTIVE THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY. BUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS INCREDIBLY SCARY. WE NOTICED HERE AT THIS LITTLE RESTAURANT STRIP MALL HERE, WE’VE GOT A A SUBWAY AND AN INDIAN RESTAURANT. THERE WAS IT WAS INCREDIBLY PACKED OVER THE LAST HOUR WITH SOLDIERS WHO WERE TRYING TO GET BACK ON BASE. THEY’RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT’S GOING ON AT THIS POINT. THEY HAVE NOW RETURNED ON BASE AGAIN. THINGS ARE COMING BACK TO NORMAL. BUT I HAVE A I HAVE A FEELING THAT IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME BEFORE IT GETS BACK TO NORMAL. OUTSIDE OF FORT STEWART, I’M ANDY COLE. WJCL 22. NEWS. ANDY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT LIVE REPORT. AND ONE MORE TIME FOR ANYONE WHO IS JUST TUNING IN. I WANT TO KIND OF RECAP FOR YOU WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR. SO AT AROUND 11 THIS MORNING, FORT STEWART WAS LOCKED DOWN. THAT WAS BECAUSE OF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER THAT HAD BEEN REPORTED. AND THEN WE LEARNED THAT THE ACTIVE SHOOTER HAD ACTUALLY BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. THAT WAS AT AROUND 1135 THIS MORNING. BUT SCHOOLS WENT ON LOCKDOWN NEAR THE BASE. THAT WAS JUST OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. OF COURSE, THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS ARE STAYING SAFE AS THEY’RE TRYING TO LEARN. OF COURSE, THIS IS JUST THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. YOU ALREADY HAVE A FEW SCHOOLS BEING PLACED ON LOCKDOWN DUE TO AN INCIDENT LIKE THIS, WHICH IS JUST HEARTBREAKING. BUT WHAT WE KNOW IS FIVE SOLDIERS WERE SHOT TODAY. THE INITIAL DISPATCH HAPPENED AT 10:56 A.M. AS YOU JUST HEARD ANDY KIND OF RECAPPING SOME OF THIS, BUT THESE ARE SOME OF THOSE LIBERTY COUNTY SCHOOLS THAT WERE UNDER LOCKDOWN TODAY. WE’RE GOING TO WORK TO SEE IF THEY’RE STILL ON LOCKDOWN, BECAUSE WE ARE TOLD THAT THE LOCKDOWN AT MOST OF FORT STEWART HAS BEEN LIFTED. BUT WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THE SECOND ARMORED BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM COMPLEX IS STILL LOCKED DOWN AT THIS AT THIS TIME. AND WE’RE TOLD THAT’S ACTUALLY WHERE THE SHOOTING WAS REPORTED. I’M SURE A LOT OF FAMILIES ARE SCOURING THE INTERNET, TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THEIR LOVED ONES, TRYING TO SEE WHETHER THEIR LOVED ONE WAS INVOLVED OR A VICTIM OF THIS SHOOTING. VERY SCARY MORNING AND AFTERNOON FOR SO MANY IN OUR AREA. LYDIA MENTIONED IT EARLIER. THIS IS REALLY DEVASTATING FOR EVERYONE IN THE AREA, INCLUDING THE HINESVILLE COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, FORT STEWART IS SO INGRAINED IN THAT COMMUNITY. THERE ARE A LOT OF CUSTOMERS OF BUSINESSES THERE. THEY FORMED RELATIONSHIPS. WE’VE SEEN VIDEOS ONLINE THAT WE ARE STILL WORKING TO GET FOR YOU, SO WE CAN SHOW YOU OF SOLDIERS AT FORT STEWART RUNNING, WORKING TO GET SECURE. AFTER THOSE SHOTS RANG OUT AT FORT STEWART. AT THIS TIME, WE JUST KNOW THAT ONE SHOOTER WAS APPREHENDED AT 11:35 A.M. NOW, I’M TOLD THAT WE DO HAVE A FULL TIMELINE OF WHAT HAPPENED. SO FORT STEWART, THIS IS THE TIMELINE THAT THEY’VE PROVIDED TO US IN RESPONSE TO THIS ACTIVE SHOOTING. THEY SAY LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS DISPATCHED FOR A POSSIBLE SHOOTING IN THE SECOND ARMORED BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM COMPLEX AT 1056 THIS MORNING. THE INSTALLATION WAS LOCKED DOWN AT 1104 THIS MORNING. THE SHOOTER WAS APPREHENDED AT 11:35 A.M., JUST HALF AN HOUR AFTER OFFICERS RESPONDED TO THE CALL. FORT STEWART LIFTED THE LOCKDOWN OF THE MAIN CONTAINMENT AREA AT 12:10 P.M., BUT WE ARE TOLD THAT THE SECOND ARMORED BRIGADE COMBAT COMPLEX COMBAT TEAM COMPLEX IS STILL LOCKED DOWN AT THIS TIME. BUT AGAIN, WE JUST SHOWED YOU ANDY’S LIVE SHOT JUST MOMENTS AGO OF PEOPLE GOING IN AND OUT OF FORT STEWART. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE GATES HAVE BEEN REOPENED. AGAIN, IT’S REALLY JUST THE SECOND ARMORED BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM COMPLEX THAT’S STILL LOCKED DOWN AT THIS POINT. AND WE ARE TOLD THAT IS WHERE THE SHOOTING OCCURRED. THAT IS WHERE FIRST RESPONDERS WERE INITIALLY DISPATCHED TO. BUT ANDY, HE HAD SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT REALLY FROM ALL OVER RESPONDING TO THIS INCIDENT. I’M SURE WE’RE GOING TO BE HEARING PROBABLY MORE FROM SOME FORT STEWART SOLDIERS WHO WERE ACTUALLY THERE WHEN ALL OF THIS UNFOLDED. WE’RE GOING TO HOPE TO HEAR FROM THEM. IF ANY OF YOU ARE WATCHING AND WANT TO SPEAK WITH
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Five soldiers shot at Army's Fort Stewart in Georgia; suspect is in custody
Five soldiers were shot Wednesday during a shooting at Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia, according to officials. The suspected shooter, a male soldier, was taken into custody, officials said. The soldiers were treated on-site and taken to Winn Army Community Hospital for further treatment. Some of the wounded were also taken to Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. The hospital is the top-level trauma center for coastal Georgia.The injured soldiers are stable and recovering, said Brig Gen. John Lubas. The Army won’t release names pending notification of family members and they won’t speculate on motive, Lt. Col. Angel Tomko said at a news conference.Officials identified the shooter as logistics Sgt. Quornelius Radford. A telephone number listed for Radford, 28, in public records rang unanswered on Wednesday. Here is the latest:Five soldiers were shot at Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia. All of them are expected to make a full recovery. The suspected shooter, a male soldier, is in custody.Fort Stewart is the largest Army post east of the Mississippi River, located about 40 miles southwest of Savannah.Lubas said Radford had never been deployed to combat and had been assigned to Fort Stewart in 2022.The suspected shooter used a personal weapon, officials said. Lubas said Radford's fellow soldiers tackled him and subdued him until law enforcement was able to take him into custody.Lubas said Radford was arrested for DUI this year, but the Army did not know that until Wednesday's shooting.“I cannot say what his motivation was," Lubas stated.The shooting happened in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area shortly before 11 a.m. The suspected shooter was taken into custody at 11:35 a.m.Fort Stewart, located about 40 miles southwest of Savannah, was temporarily placed on lockdown. The lockdown lasted about an hour, and three schools just outside the base took steps similar to a lockdown as well, "out of an abundance of caution," the Liberty County School System said.Fort Stewart is the largest Army post east of the Mississippi River. It’s home to thousands of soldiers assigned to the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division and family members.The Army’s 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 “Spartan Brigade,” the Army has called the unit its “most modern land fighting force.”White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on X, writing, "The President has been briefed on the shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia. The White House is monitoring the situation." Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is in contact with responding law enforcement, he said in a statement. U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, whose district includes Fort Stewart, said in an online post that he's monitoring the developments.
FORT STEWART, Ga. —
Five soldiers were shot Wednesday during a shooting at Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia, according to officials. The suspected shooter, a male soldier, was taken into custody, officials said.
The soldiers were treated on-site and taken to Winn Army Community Hospital for further treatment. Some of the wounded were also taken to Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. The hospital is the top-level trauma center for coastal Georgia.
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The injured soldiers are stable and recovering, said Brig Gen. John Lubas. The Army won’t release names pending notification of family members and they won’t speculate on motive, Lt. Col. Angel Tomko said at a news conference.
Officials identified the shooter as logistics Sgt. Quornelius Radford. A telephone number listed for Radford, 28, in public records rang unanswered on Wednesday.
Here is the latest:
- Five soldiers were shot at Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia. All of them are expected to make a full recovery.
- The suspected shooter, a male soldier, is in custody.
- Fort Stewart is the largest Army post east of the Mississippi River, located about 40 miles southwest of Savannah.
Lubas said Radford had never been deployed to combat and had been assigned to Fort Stewart in 2022.
The suspected shooter used a personal weapon, officials said. Lubas said Radford's fellow soldiers tackled him and subdued him until law enforcement was able to take him into custody.
Lubas said Radford was arrested for DUI this year, but the Army did not know that until Wednesday's shooting.
“I cannot say what his motivation was," Lubas stated.
The shooting happened in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area shortly before 11 a.m. The suspected shooter was taken into custody at 11:35 a.m.
Fort Stewart, located about 40 miles southwest of Savannah, was temporarily placed on lockdown. The lockdown lasted about an hour, and three schools just outside the base took steps similar to a lockdown as well, "out of an abundance of caution," the Liberty County School System said.
Fort Stewart is the largest Army post east of the Mississippi River. It’s home to thousands of soldiers assigned to the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division and family members.
The Army’s 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 “Spartan Brigade,” its “most modern land fighting force.”
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on X, writing, "The President has been briefed on the shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia. The White House is monitoring the situation." Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is in contact with responding law enforcement, he said in a statement. U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, whose district includes Fort Stewart, said in an online post that he's monitoring the developments.
