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  1. #FortStewart #Georgia #Update

    #ActuveDuty Sergeant Quornelius Radford [sp? Cornelius?], a 28-year-old #USArmy sergeant with ties to Florida.

    The suspect & #army sergeant as well as the #shooting victims are alive.

    Radford was taken into custody at about 11:35AM.

    The handgun used was a personal weapon which is NOT allowed on base under #MilitaryLaw (#UCMJ).

    #military #USArmy #ArmyBase #MassShooting #GunViolence #GunControl #GunLaws #MentalHealthAwareness
    cnn.com/us/live-news/fort-stew

  2. #Update

    Suspect in #FortStewart #shooting a #soldier, US official says

    A #US soldier is suspected of carrying out a shooting at the Fort Stewart base which injured 5 soldiers, a US official said on Wednesday.

    The official, who was speaking on the condition of anonymity, was citing initial information and said it could change.

    #military #USArmy #ArmyBase #MassShooting #GunViolence #GunControl #GunLaws #DomesticTerrorism #MentalHealthAwareness
    reuters.com/world/suspect-fort

  3. Located about 40 miles southwest of Savannah, #Georgia, #FortStewart is the largest #Army post east of the Mississippi River. It’s home to thousands of soldiers assigned to the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division & family members.

    #USArmy #ArmyBase #MassShooting #GunViolence #GunControl #GunLaws #DomesticTerrorism #MentalHealthAwareness

  4. Update:

    Five soldiers were shot on Wednesday at the Army’s #FortStewart in #Georgia, the base said in a social media post.

    A post on the #ArmyBase’s FB page told all personnel in the locked down area to “stay inside, close & lock all windows & doors.”Adding, “Due to the lockdown status all gates on Fort Stewart are currently closed.”

    #USArmy #MassShooting #GunViolence #GunControl #GunLaws #DomesticTerrorism #MentalHealthAwareness
    apnews.com/article/georgia-arm

  5. #ArmyBase in #Georgia is on lockdown after report of an #ActiveShooter, spox tells AP

    Parts of the #FortStewart in SE Georgia were locked down Wednesday after an active shooter was reported on the sprawling Army post.

    Fort Stewart said in a FB post that “casualties have been reported & the situation is ongoing.”

    “We are currently assessing the situation but we can confirm an active shooter,” Lt. Col. Angel Tomko said.

    #MassShooting #DomesticTerrorism
    apnews.com/article/georgia-arm