A soldier opened fire at a US military base in the southern state of Georgia on Wednesday, wounding five fellow troops before he was tackled and apprehended, a senior officer said.
The attack took place at Fort Stewart, a large Army base that is home to thousands of soldiers and their relatives. The installation went into lockdown as emergency personnel raced to respond to the attack.
"Soldiers in the area that witnessed the shooting immediately and without hesitation tackled the soldier, subdued him, that allowed law enforcement to then take him into custody," Brigadier General John Lubas told a news conference.
Lubas -- the commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, which is based at Fort Stewart -- put the toll at five wounded, saying that "all are in stable condition and all are expect