As General John Lubas, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division of the US Army informed at a press conference, the perpetrator of the shooting fired a personal weapon shots, hurting five other soldiers.
Shooting in a military base. The perpetrator was punished earlier
He added that Sergeant Quornelius Radford He was punished earlier For driving a car in a drunk state, but the unit commanders did not know about it, and they did not know about his other disciplinary problems. Investigators are still trying to determine the motive of his action. Radford served in the army since 2018 and served as logistics.
Gen. Lubas said that just after the sergeant began to shoot, He was knocked down and overpowered by other soldiers. The attacker's victims were hospitalized with gunshot wounds, their condition is stable.
Due to the threat for over an hour The Fort Stewart base was closed on Wednesday. Three schools located in the base were also closed. AP reported that 1.4 thousand were studying in the facilities. students.
US President Donald Trump was notified of the shooting – informed the spokesman for the White House Karoline Leavitt.
Fort Stewart is located about 60 km southwest of Savannah. This is the largest military base in the USA east of Mississippi. About 15,000 are stationed in it. soldiers.
