Fort Stewart shooting marks the latest US military base attack in recent years
Story by Mary Walrath-Holdridge and Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY • 4h
An Army sergeant shot and wounded five fellow soldiers on Aug. 6 at the Fort Stewart military base in Georgia, the latest in a growing number of violent, and sometimes deadly, incidents at U.S. military bases over the years.
The base was briefly placed on lockdown just after 11 a.m. local time following reports of an active shooter. The suspect was identified as Sgt. Quornelius Radford, a 28-year-old automated logistics noncommissioned officer who was subdued by other soldiers and taken into custody, officials said at a news conference.
The suspect had opened fire in an area of the south Georgia installation associated with the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team. All five injured are in stable condition and were expected to recover, according to Army Brig. Gen. John Lubas, the commander of the 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart.
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The Aug. 6 shooting is the second in recent years to occur in the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team's workspace. In December 2022, a fellow soldier shot and killed Sgt. Nathan Hillman is in the unit's building complex.
Here's a look at five other military base shootings since 2000.
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