FORT STEWART, Ga. (WSAV) — The investigation is just beginning at Fort Stewart Thursday morning as officials try to learn what led the accused shooter, Sergeant Quornelius Radford, to fire at his coworkers on base.

The 28-year-old is accused of shooting five fellow soldiers with a personal handgun on base. Soldiers who witnessed the shooting immediately tackled him, subduing him until authorities arrived. The swift actions likely prevented further injuries.

Radford has no prior deployments and published reports say he joined the army in 2018. The shooting was unrelated to any training exercise, and Radford had a previous DUI that was unknown to his chain of command. There are still questions right now as to how the weapon used in the attack got on base.

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