Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28, an automated logistics sergeant from Jacksonville, Florida, attached to the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, was named as the alleged shooter by Brig. Gen. John Lubas, the commanding general of the division. According to the military, Radford has been stationed at Fort Stewart since 2022 and has never been deployed in combat.
Law enforcement personnel were able to capture Radford when fellow troops tackled him on the spot, according to Lubas.
Lubas told reporters at the base on Wednesday afternoon, “I also want to thank the brave soldiers who came in right away and took down the shooter.” There is no question that these warriors stopped further deaths.
On Wednesday afternoon, Radford was placed in pre-trial custody. According to authorities, the shooting is still being investigated.
Thanks to AP
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According to Lubas, he was not aware of any behavioral or disciplinary issues Radford was having at the position. According to Lubas, Radford allegedly used a personal firearm during Wednesday’s shootings.
Lubas expressed his confidence in the installation’s security. This one is a little challenging. We will also need to figure out how he managed to bring a firearm to work.
A manager at SPI Guns, a gun shop located a few blocks south of the south gates of the fort, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that in the hours following the killing, an ATF official called his store to ask if a gun found on the suspect had been bought there.
According to what I understood from the ATF call, Gary Plunkett stated that a Glock 43 was utilized. They provided me the serial number when they inquired whether we had any records of that specific Glock, but it never made it through us.
The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team compound at Fort Stewart, the scene of a deadly incident in December 2022, was the scene of Wednesday’s shootings. According to the Army Times, 28-year-old infantryman Spc. Shay Wilson, who was assigned to the brigade, was charged with murder that month after he reportedly shot and killed Sgt. Nathan M. Hillman.
Deadly shootings have also occurred at other U.S. military stations in Georgia and other states. For instance, the Associated Press reported in December that a National Guard soldier was accused of killing a man at the home of a former girlfriend at Fort Gordon in Augusta.
Three U.S. sailors were murdered and eight others were injured in a shooting that U.S. officials called an act of terrorism in December 2019 by a Saudi Air Force officer training at a Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, according to the AP.
According to the U.S. Defense Department, Fort Stewart, which is located close to Hinesville and has a population of roughly 8,800, is the largest Army facility east of the Mississippi River. Approximately 15,000 active-duty soldiers, 16,000 family members, 5,100 military retirees, and numerous others are supported by the post.
The Lubas 3rd Infantry Division, which has deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, is also based at Fort Stewart. Four of the division’s troops were killed in March. They were on a training operation in eastern Lithuania at the time, driving an M88A2 Hercules armored vehicle. In a marsh, the M88A2 was found underwater.
At 10:56 a.m. on Wednesday, police were called to investigate allegations of a potential shooting. After eight minutes, the base was secured. Emergency medical personnel were sent to the location at 11:09 a.m. It was 11:35 a.m. when the shooter was captured. At 12:10 p.m., the lockdown was also lifted.
The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division was collaborating with the FBI’s Savannah office, the agency announced on social media.
In a brief statement, President Donald Trump described the White House shooting as a tragedy and stated that the country is in prayer for the victims and their families.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, meanwhile, declared he was maintaining constant communication with law enforcement.
Kemp said on X, “We ask that Georgians everywhere keep the victims, their families, and all those who answer the call to serve in our hearts and prayers.”
Reporting was done by AJC employees Jozsef Papp, Rosana Hughes, Taylor Croft, Caroline Silva, and Alexis Stevens.
