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Unarmed soldiers rushed a fellow service member who allegedly opened fire at Fort Stewart in Georgia, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said Thursday. Five soldiers were wounded in the shooting, and the suspect, a sergeant at the Army base, is in custody.

“They were unarmed and ran at and tackled an armed person who they knew was actively shooting their buddies, their colleagues, their fellow soldiers,” Driscoll told reporters Thursday morning.

The suspect, identified as Sgt. Quornelius Radford, is being held in pretrial custody awaiting charges. According to his service record, the suspect joined the Army in 2018 and is assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team. Officials had said the shooting happened in the combat team’s area at the base.

The suspect, identified as Sgt. Quornelius Radfo

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