HINESVILLE, Ga. ( WTOC /Gray News/AP) - An Army sergeant opened fire at Fort Stewart 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, but the suspected shooter was identified by a U.S. official as logistics Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28. He has not previously been deployed to combat.

Radford opened fire at his workplace using a personal handgun and not a military-issued weapon, officials said.

Sgt. Quornelius Radford mugshot (LCSO)

The shooting happened at the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area of the base. Law enforcement was dispatched to the area at 10:56 a.m.

The alleged shooter was apprehended at 11:35 a.m.

Soldiers in the a

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