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(NewsNation) — Military officials said a 28-year-old Army sergeant allegedly shot and wounded 5 chap soldiers Wednesday astatine Fort Stewart successful Georgia earlier being tackled and arrested by different work members.
Sgt. Quornelius Samentrio Radford, an automated logistics specializer with the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, opened occurrence connected his coworkers astatine his workplace connected the basal soon earlier 11 a.m. ET, according to Brig. Gen. John Lubas, commandant of the 3rd Infantry Division.
All 5 victims were transported to Memorial Health Hospital nether Georgia State Police escort and are successful unchangeable condition, expected to marque afloat recoveries, Lubas said. The families of each victims person been notified.
Sgt. Quornelius Radford allegedly changeable 5 soldiers
An service authoritative told NewsNation, Radford is from Jacksonville, Florida, and joined arsenic an automated logistics specializer successful January 2018.
Radford allegedly utilized a idiosyncratic handgun alternatively than a military-issued limb successful the attack, officials said. Fellow soldiers successful the country rapidly subdued the shooter, and helium was taken into custody without further incident.
He was not antecedently deployed to combat, NewsNation learned.
Military officials said they were not alert of immoderate erstwhile behavioral issues with Radford, though records amusement helium had been arrested locally for driving nether the influence.
Officials declined to speculate connected a motive, citing the ongoing investigation.
Radford was assigned to a sustainment portion connected the basal and allegedly changeable soldiers who were his coworkers, according to subject officials.
