An Army sergeant who authorities said opened fire on his own unit at a military base in Georgia sent a cryptic text message to his aunt before the shooting, according to the sergeant’s father: Soon, the sergeant wrote, he would be in a better place.

Five soldiers were wounded in the attack at Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield on Wednesday morning, which ended when other soldiers tackled the gunman, according to the base’s commander, Brig. Gen. John W. Lubas. The victims are expected to recover.

Officials identified the suspect as Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28, an automated logistics sergeant from Jacksonville, Florida, assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team. He was in custody and talking to investigators, Lubas said.

The sergeant’s father, Eddie Radford, 52, who lives in Jacksonville, sa

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