Army sergeant in custody after 5 soldiers shot at Fort Stewart

Our live coverage of today’s shooting at Fort Stewart, Georgia, has concluded. Please scroll through the posts below to learn about all the developments.

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The suspected Fort Stewart shooter is still in the custody of the Army Criminal Investigation Division, according to a military official.

The suspect, identified by military officials as Quornelius Radford, is accused of shooting five soldiers at the base with his personal handgun, according to base officials.

The alleged gunman will be tried by the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel, the military official said, which is like the Army’s version of the US Attorney’s Office. The OSTC is reviewing the evidence and in the process of drawing up charges.

Once that’s done, the suspect is expected to be court marshaled, the military official said, which is comparable to a trial.

Some more background: Military commanders are the ones who decide “whether an offense should be charged and how the offenders should be punished,” according to the Department of Defense.

There are three levels of court-martial, but the highest is general court-martial and it is for the most serious crimes, the department said.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Apple CEO Tim Cook, second from right, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump vowed that the Army sergeant who allegedly shot five soldiers at the Fort Stewart military base in Georgia “will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” expressing concern and prayers for those impacted.

CNN has reported an Army sergeant is in custody after he allegedly used his personal handgun to shoot five fellow soldiers this morning at Fort Stewart, according to base officials.

There have been over 260 shootings in the US since Trump took office, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive.

Trump’s Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth also called the incident a “cowardly shooting” in a post on X.

“We owe profound gratitude to the law enforcement heroes who charged into danger. Swift justice will be brought to the perpetrator and anyone else found to be involved,” he said.

The suspected shooter in today’s incident allegedly got into a disagreement with one of the victims the day before, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the case.

The suspect arrived at the military base this morning with a 9mm gun he purchased in Florida in May, then followed the victim to a maintenance area and shot the person in the chest, a law enforcement official told CNN. The suspected shooter then shot four others before being tackled, the source said.

The gun was recovered at the scene along with numerous shell casings, according to the official.

A motive for the shooting is still unclear.

This post was updated with details from the scene.

The soldier accused of carrying out a shooting at Fort Stewart today will not be charged and tried like a normal civilian, according to CNN analyst Ret. Gen. Ty Seidule.

Under this code, or UCMJ, the military has its own judges and prosecuting counsels and branches have separate investigative agencies and police. Soldiers accused of the most serious crimes may face a court-martial, which is similar to a civilian criminal trial.

The suspect, Quornelius Radford, is in pretrial confinement. He has been interviewed by the Army Criminal Investigation Division and is waiting to be charged by the Office of the Special Trial Counsel, according to Brig. Gen. John Lubas, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield.

If convicted of a serious crime, Radford could be imprisoned at a military prison, Seidule said.

Five US soldiers were hospitalized Wednesday morning after another active-duty soldier opened fire in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area at Fort Stewart in Georgia.

Here’s what we know so far from the Army and other officials:

The victims:

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CNN’s Tori B. Powell, Jo Parker, Maureen Chowdhury, Aditi Sangal, Elise Hammond, Elizabeth Wolfe, John Miller, Natasha Bertrand and Amanda Musa contributed reporting.

Suspected shooter Quornelius Samentrio Radford is seen in a booking photo from May 18, when he was arrested for driving under the influence and booked into the Liberty County Jail in Georgia.

A booking photo shows suspected Fort Stewart shooter Quornelius Radford when he was arrested for driving under the influence in May.

He was booked into the Liberty County Jail in Georgia.

The Army sergeant suspected of shooting five fellow soldiers at the Fort Stewart military base in Georgia is currently being held in pretrial confinement, Brig. Gen. John Lubas said.

Lubas said the suspect, Quornelius Radford, was interviewed by the Army Criminal Investigation Division and “is currently in pretrial confinement awaiting a charging decision by the Office of the Special Trial Counsel.”

As part of their investigation into the Army sergeant accused of shooting five fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart this morning, military investigators will try to determine how the suspect was able to bring a personal weapon onto the base.

“We’re going to have to determine how he was able to get a handgun to his place of duty,” said Brig. Gen. John Lubas, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield.

Despite the shooting, Lubas said he is “very confident in the security of this installation.”

Brig. Gen. John Lubas speaks at a press conference in Fort Stewart, Georgia, on Wednesday.

The soldiers who were nearby when a suspected gunman opened fire at Fort Stewart today immediately took action, said Brig. Gen. John Lubas, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield.

Lubas previously said the suspected shooter was a sergeant on the base. Five soldiers were shot, according to officials

Officials are not aware of any prior behavioral issues involving the suspected shooter, Brig. Gen. John Lubas said Wednesday at a news conference.

“It’s early in the investigation, but not that I’m currently aware of,” Lubas said in response to a question from a reporter asking of the suspected shooter’s disciplinary or behavioral background.

The suspected shooter used a personal handgun to open fire on fellow soldiers at his assigned base, Fort Stewart, Georgia, according to Gen. John Lubas, commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division.

“I can confirm it was not a military weapon. And we believe it was a personal handgun,” he told reporters at a news conference today.

The suspected shooter’s chain of command did not know that he had previously been arrested for driving under the influence, according to Brig. Gen. John Lubas, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield.

“I do believe he was arrested locally for a DUI. That was unknown to his chain of command until the event occurred and we and we started looking into the law enforcement databases,” Lubas said.

CNN previously reported the suspected shooter was arrested for driving under the influence in May, according to a law enforcement source.

The shooting involved the suspected gunman’s colleagues on base, according to Brig. Gen. John Lubas.

The man suspected of opening fire at Fort Stewart, 28-year-old Quornelius Radford, has been interviewed by Army investigators, Lubas said.

The motive of the soldier suspected of carrying out Wednesday’s shooting at Fort Stewart is still unclear, according to Brig. Gen. John Lubas, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division.

“We’re still not certain about the motivation, but again, he’s been interviewed by Army investigators and we believe we’ll gain more information here shortly,” Lubas said.

The incident is not believed to be related to a training event, he added.

Outside Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georiga, on Wednesday.

All five soldiers wounded in today’s shooting are in stable condition, according to Brig. Gen. John Lubas, commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division.

Three of the soldiers required surgery, and two were transported to Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Georgia, for additional care, Lubas said at a news conference Wednesday.

The man suspected of opening fire at Fort Stewart today has been identified as Quornelius Radford, according to Brig. Gen. John Lubas, the commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division.

The suspect is alive and in custody, a law enforcement official told CNN previously.

Lubas said the suspected shooter is an automated logistics sergeant and was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team. He said Radford does not have any combat history.

This post has been updated with additional details.

Brig. Gen. John Lubas speaks at a press conference in Fort Stewart, Georgia, on Wednesday.

The suspected shooter is an active duty soldier assigned to Fort Stewart, Georgia, said Brig. Gen. John Lubas, the commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division.

“This morning, shortly before 11:00, an active duty soldier assigned to Fort Stewart, Georgia, shot and wounded five of his fellow soldiers,” said Brig. Gen. John Lubas “Thankfully, all are in stable condition and all are expected to recover.”

Brig. Gen. John Lubas, the 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield commander, is providing updates on the Fort Stewart shooting to reporters at a news conference at the base.