(The Center Square) – Five soldiers injured Wednesday at Fort Stewart in Georgia are stable and expected to recover from a shooting by an active-duty soldier, military officials say.

Three of the five wounded required surgery.

The suspect has been identified as Army Sgt. Quornelius Radford, of the 2nd Brigade combat team. Radford has never been deployed to combat and has since been interviewed by the Army Criminal Investigation Division, according to Brig. Gen. John Lubas, who briefed reporters later in the afternoon.

Lubas indicated that the suspect didn’t use a military-issued weapon. He praised soldiers for quickly stopping the shooter.

“The brave soldiers who immediately intervened and subdued the shooter, these soldiers without a doubt prevented further casualties,” said the briga

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