An active-duty Army sergeant was taken into custody Wednesday on suspicion of opening fire at his workplace on the sprawling Fort Stewart military base in Georgia , wounding five of his fellow soldiers, authorities said.
The suspect, identified as Sgt. Quornelius Samentrio Radford, 28, was subdued by nearby soldiers after he began shooting with a personal handgun, striking coworkers, according to Brig. Gen. John Lubas, the commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division. Advertisement
All five soldiers are in stable condition, Lubas said at a news conference Wednesday. Radford’s motive is not known.
Here’s what we know:
A disagreement with a coworker
Radford had a disagreement with one of the shooting victims on Tuesday, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the case.