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NEW: Tragic Details Emerge From Mass Shooting At Georgia Army Base
Details about a shooting at Georgia’s Fort Stewart are rapidly emerging after a gunman opened fire in the late hours of Wednesday morning.
A lockdown was in place across the grounds, which sit 40 miles outside Savannah. An initial bulletin by a U.S. Army spokesman left it unclear whether multiple shooters were involved.
For now, one suspect has reportedly been apprehended, while five soldiers were shot. All have survived their wounds and were transported to Winn Army Community Hospital, the spokesperson said. No deaths have been reported.
There is no additional threat to the community, the post added. Two other law enforcement officials told CNN that the shooter has been apprehended.
The shooting occurred in an area of Fort Stewart reserved for the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, according to a post on the Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield Facebook page. Law enforcement began reporting shots fired around approximately 10:56 a.m. ET, and the installation went into lockdown eight minutes later, the post said.
The shooter was apprehended at 11:35 a.m. The 2nd ABCT area remains in lockdown, while a lockdown for other parts of the base has been lifted.
Lt. Col. Angel Tomko, the Fort Stewart Police Department spokesperson, previously told CNN, “There is an active shooter,” but did not provide further details.
Nearby elementary schools serving the 10,000-member base are no longer facing threats, and their lockdowns have been lifted, according to Fox News. Children are being dismissed from school at normal times.
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Fort Stewart is the largest Army post east of the Mississippi River.
An investigation between the Army and FBI remains ongoing, according to a Facebook page for the Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield. Members of the Army Criminal Investigation Division are also involved, per CNN.
Reserve and active Army units also deploy from Fort Stewart. In addition to the 10,000 service members, the base employs more than 25,000 individuals.
Gov. Brian Kemp, writing on X, stated he was in “close contact” with federal law enforcement, adding he was “saddened by today’s tragedy at Ft Stewart.”
“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,” he wrote.
