Army sergeant from Jacksonville shot 5 fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart before arrest: officials

An Army sergeant who is from Jacksonville opened fire at Fort Stewart in Georgia on Wednesday, shooting five soldiers and prompting a brief lockdown at one of the country’s largest Army bases, officials said. Few details were immediately available about what led to the gunfire. The injured soldiers are stable and recovering, said Brig Gen. John Lubas. The Army won’t release names pending notification of family members and they won’t speculate on motive, Lt. Col. Angel Tomko said at a news conference. Officials identified the shooter as an automated logistics Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28, who had been assigned to Fort Stewart since 2022. A telephone number listed for Radford in public records rang unanswered on Wednesday. It wasn’t clear if Radford was injured.