US Army Sergeant Shoots 5 Soldiers In Georgia, His Superior Surprised Private Pistol Was Taken To Headquarters

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JAKARTA - An Army Sergeant (AD) of the United States (US) shot five soldiers in Fort Stewart, Georgia state. The five victims were injured by the suspect's hot lead.

US Army Headquarters (AD) in Georgia or Fort Stewart reported the shooting took place in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area at around 10:56 a.m., Thursday 7 August.

The suspect was identified by Sergeant Logistics Automatically, Quornelius Radford. The perpetrator was later detained at 11.35 today.

"He used a personal pistol, but it's unclear how he took him to work," said US Army Headquarters Airfield Commander in Georgia of the 3rd Infantry Division, Brigadier General John Lubas, Thursday, August 7, quoted by ABC News.

Lubas added, as the suspect has been arrested, the policy of closing the area around the Army headquarters in Georgia has been revoked.

He said the motive for the shooting of five soldiers by Sergeant Radford was still under investigation.

However, based on provisional information, information was obtained that the shooting involved a 28-year-old sergeant.

Lubas said the five victims are currently in stable condition and are expected to recover soon. The hospital said two victims were previously rushed to the Memorial Health University Medical Center in Columbia, which is a Level 1 trauma center about 64 kilometers from Fort Stewart.

To account for his actions, the suspect Sergeant Radford will be questioned by US Army investigators and immediately serve a pretrial period of detention.