Army sergeant, 28, identified as suspected Fort Stewart shooter after five soldiers shot

A sergeant who allegedly shot five soldiers at one of the US' largest Army basesbefore he was detained has been named by police.

At a press conference this evening officials named 28-year-old logistics sergeant Quornelius Radford as the suspect and confirmed he is now custody following the incident. Authorities said that all five of the soldiers shot at Fort Stewart were treated on-site and "moved to Winn Army Community Hospital for further treatment. All five are expected to recover from their injuries but three of them required surgery.

The incident occurred at the 2nd Armoured Brigade area near the airfield on Old Sunbury Road. All on-base schools were placed on lockdown which has since been lifted, and ambulances responded to the scene.

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Few details were immediately available about what led to the gunfire, but officials said the suspect is thought to have used a personal handgun, not a military firearm. He allegedly opened fire where he worked but officials wouldn't speculate about a motive, authorities said.

The injured soldiers are stable and expected to recover, said Brig Gen. John Lubas. The soldiers who tackled Radford helped ensure his arrest, Lubas said. "These soldiers, without a doubt, prevented further casualties or wounded," he said.

US President Donald Trump was briefed on the situation, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed in a post on X.

Witnesses on X described a heavy presence of military police and emergency responders. Law enforcement was sent to the 2nd Armoured Brigade Combat Team complex shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday. The suspected shooter was arrested at 11:35 a.m., officials said.

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. The 2nd Armoured Brigade Combat Team's complex was still locked down.

Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield said in a post on Facebook that 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," a statement said. It added: "Emergency medical personnel were dispatched to treat the wounded Soldiers at 11:09 a.m."

The Army’s 2nd Armoured 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.”

Located about 40 miles southwest of Savannah, 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.