LIVE UPDATES | Georgia Army Base Shooting, Five Soldiers Shot, Shooter Apprehended

Military officials have revealed that Quornelius Radford, the 28-year-old Army sergeant behind the Fort Stewart shooting, used a personal handgun—not a military-issued weapon—during the attack. Major General Christopher Lubas confirmed that Radford had a prior DUI arrest, a detail that was not known to Army officials until after today’s incident. An investigation is now underway into how he brought a personal weapon onto the base, which is a secure military facility. Lubas also confirmed that the shooting took place at Radford’s workplace and that his co-workers were the intended targets. (function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push(["_mgc.load"])})(window,"_mgq"); The information was relayed during the press conference at 15:30 hrs.  ...

The Fort Stewart shooter has been identified as Quornelius Radford, a 28-year-old active-duty U.S. Army sergeant.

This is the photo of 28-year-old Quornelius Radford, the gunman who opened fire and injured 5 soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia.

The suspect was previously arrested in May for driving under the influence.

He is an army sergeant, per CNN and Fox. pic.twitter.com/3Q9m93xslJ

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The suspect in Wednesday morning’s Fort Stewart shooting has been identified as Quornelius Radford, a 28-year-old active-duty U.S. Army sergeant. The shooting took place at 10:56 AM in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area, injuring five soldiers. Radford was apprehended by 11:35 AM. All five victims were initially treated on base. Two were later transferred to Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, a Level 1 trauma facility. Two remain in critical care. Radford reportedly has prior ties to Florida and was previously arrested for DUI in May, according to CNN. (function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push(["_mgc.load"])})(window,"_mgq"); President Trump has been briefed, and the White House is monitoring the...

As panic spread across Fort Stewart during the active shooter alert, staff at a Burger King outlet on the base sprang into action—locking themselves in a safe room under the guidance of their manager. “I pulled them into the room so they don’t hear anything,” the restaurant’s manager told reporters, referring to the sound of gunfire. The sealed chamber, designed to insulate employees from outside threats, became their refuge as they refreshed social media feeds for real-time updates, unaware of the precise location of the shooter. “They knew it was an active shooter but they didn’t know exactly where.” When the “all clear” was...

The Fort Stewart military base, including Wright Army Airfield and Evans Army Airfield, has now been declared “all clear,” base officials have confirmed. Meanwhile, Georgia State Representative Al Williams has told CNN that the suspected shooter is believed to be a male Army sergeant. “This is heart-breaking. These are the folks that protect us,” Williams said during a live interview with the network. Earlier reports from CNN also cited the suspect as a male Army sergeant, though the military has yet to officially confirm the shooter’s identity. Williams added that two of the five wounded soldiers have been transferred to Savannah, likely due to the...