An unarmed soldier tackled the gunman who opened fire at Fort Stewart before five others leaped into action to subdue the shooter and render life-saving medical care to victims, officials said Thursday.

Decisive action by Sgt. Aaron Turner and his fellow soldiers quickly brought Sgt. Quornelius Samentrio Radford , the suspected shooter, under control and helped get victims to the hospital in time to save their lives, officials said.

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"One of the soldiers tackled the person," Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll told reporters.

"So just think about this: They were unarmed and ran at and tackled an armed person who they knew was actively shooting their buddies, their colleagues, their fellow soldiers. Another sol

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