Witness describes scene at Fort Stewart shooting
02:42
What we covered today
• An Army sergeant is in custody after he allegedly used his personal handgun to shoot five fellow soldiers this morning at the Fort Stewart military base in Georgia, according to base officials.
• Brig. Gen. John Lubas, the commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division, identified the suspected shooter as Quornelius Radford. “We’re still not certain about the motivation,” he said at a news conference.
• The five wounded soldiers are in stable condition and are expected to recover, Lubas said.
• Fort Stewart trains and deploys active and reserve Army units. It is about 40 miles southwest of Savannah.
AllCatch Up
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2 hr 35 min ago
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.
2 hr 38 min ago
Watch Brig. Gen. John Lubas discuss today's shootingFrom CNN staff
@cnn
The man suspected of opening fire at Fort Stewart 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.♬ original sound - CNN - CNN
You can also watch this briefing on YouTube.
2 hr 58 min ago
Suspected Fort Stewart shooter is in custody. And here's what will happen next, military official saysFrom CNN's Mark Morales
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.
3 hr 52 min ago
Trump vows suspected Fort Stewart shooter "will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law"From CNN's Betsy Klein
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. Win McNamee/Getty Images
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.
“Five people were seriously wounded and two very, very seriously hurt around 11:00 this morning. The shooter is now in custody and the Army Criminal Investigation Division is on site to ensure that the perpetrator of this atrocity, which is exactly what it is, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Trump said today before remarks about an Apple investment in the Oval Office.
“The entire nation is praying for the victims and their families, and hopefully they’ll fully recover, and we can put this chapter behind. But we’re not going to forget what happened. We’re going to take very good care of this person that did this — horrible person,” Trump said.
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.
3 hr 40 min ago
Suspected shooter had disagreement with a victim a day before the shooting, official saysFrom CNN's Tori B. Powell and Mark Morales
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.
4 hr 44 min ago
Suspect will face a "completely different justice system" inside the Army, analyst saysFrom CNN's Elizabeth Wolfe
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.
“He now falls under the Uniform Code of Military Justice – a completely different justice system than every other (civilian) person has,” Seidule told CNN News Central.
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.a
02:42
What we covered today
• An Army sergeant is in custody after he allegedly used his personal handgun to shoot five fellow soldiers this morning at the Fort Stewart military base in Georgia, according to base officials.
• Brig. Gen. John Lubas, the commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division, identified the suspected shooter as Quornelius Radford. “We’re still not certain about the motivation,” he said at a news conference.
• The five wounded soldiers are in stable condition and are expected to recover, Lubas said.
• Fort Stewart trains and deploys active and reserve Army units. It is about 40 miles southwest of Savannah.
AllCatch Up
44 Posts
2 hr 35 min ago
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.
2 hr 38 min ago
Watch Brig. Gen. John Lubas discuss today's shootingFrom CNN staff
@cnn
The man suspected of opening fire at Fort Stewart 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.♬ original sound - CNN - CNN
You can also watch this briefing on YouTube.
2 hr 58 min ago
Suspected Fort Stewart shooter is in custody. And here's what will happen next, military official saysFrom CNN's Mark Morales
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.
3 hr 52 min ago
Trump vows suspected Fort Stewart shooter "will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law"From CNN's Betsy Klein
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. Win McNamee/Getty Images
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.
“Five people were seriously wounded and two very, very seriously hurt around 11:00 this morning. The shooter is now in custody and the Army Criminal Investigation Division is on site to ensure that the perpetrator of this atrocity, which is exactly what it is, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Trump said today before remarks about an Apple investment in the Oval Office.
“The entire nation is praying for the victims and their families, and hopefully they’ll fully recover, and we can put this chapter behind. But we’re not going to forget what happened. We’re going to take very good care of this person that did this — horrible person,” Trump said.
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.
3 hr 40 min ago
Suspected shooter had disagreement with a victim a day before the shooting, official saysFrom CNN's Tori B. Powell and Mark Morales
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.
4 hr 44 min ago
Suspect will face a "completely different justice system" inside the Army, analyst saysFrom CNN's Elizabeth Wolfe
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.
“He now falls under the Uniform Code of Military Justice – a completely different justice system than every other (civilian) person has,” Seidule told CNN News Central.
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.a
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