By Dave Williams
CAPITOL BEAT
NEWS SERVICE
Five soldiers were shot Wednesday morning at the U.S. Army's Fort Stewart southwest of Savannah.
Law-enforcement officers were dispatched to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area at the base shortly before 11 a.m., the Army posted in a news release on X. The shooter was apprehended at 11:35 a.m., and there is no active threat to the community, according to the release.
The five soldiers were treated at the scene initially and then transported to Winn Army Community Hospital for treatment. Later, three were taken by ambulance 45 minutes Savannah’s Memorial Health University Medical Center, the only Level 1 trauma center in the region.
"We are keeping the victims, their families, and all those who answer the call to serve in our hearts and prayers, and we ask that Georgians everywhere do the same," Gov. Brian Kemp wrote on his Facebook site.
The entire base was placed on lockdown within minutes of the shooting. The lockdown was lifted about an hour later in all areas of the base except the combat team complex.
Authorities have not yet released the names of either the shooter or the victims.
Fort Stewart is the headquarters of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division and is the largest Army base in the eastern United States.