Soldiers to be honored for response to Fort Stewart shooting

(NewsNation) — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is acceptable to grant the soldiers who responded to Wednesday’s shooting astatine Fort Stewart successful Hinesville, Georgia, wherever 5 work members were wounded.

Driscoll is expected to item the actions of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team.

All 5 victims successful the shooting were transported to Memorial Health Hospital and are successful unchangeable condition, expected to marque afloat recoveries, according to Brig. Gen. John Lubas, commandant of the 3rd Infantry Division.

Authorities identified the shooter as Sgt. Quornelius Radford, an automated logistics specializer with the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team. They said Radford opened occurrence connected his co-workers at his workplace connected the basal soon earlier 11 a.m. section time.

Officials said Radford utilized a idiosyncratic handgun alternatively than a military-issued limb successful the attack. Fellow soldiers successful the country rapidly subdued the shooter, and helium was taken into custody without further incident, they said.

According to NewsNation affiliate WSAV, Radford has been transported to Liberty County Jail.

Steph Whiteside and Damita Menezes contributed to this report.