Five soldiers were shot “in an active shooter incident in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area,” the base said.
All of the soldiers “were treated on-site and moved to Winn Army Community Hospital for further treatment” and there is “no active threat to the community,” according to a base statement.
The shooter was taken into custody at 11:35 a.m. EDT.
Federal authorities from nearby Savannah offered their help to Army investigators.
Agents are “aware of the incident at Fort Stewart” and are “coordinating with Army Criminal Investigation,” the FBI said.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said he’s in close touch with police on the scene at Fort Stewart.
“As we remain in close contact with law enforcement on the ground, Marty, the girls, and I are saddened by today’s tragedy at Ft. Stewart,” Kemp said in a statement.
“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.”
Nearby Liberty County Schools have also ordered a lockdown in the wake of the base shooting.
Button Gwinnett and Joseph Martin Elementary Schools and Snelson Golden Middle School are on “soft lockdown out of an abundance of caution,” the district said.
Today was the first day of school in the district.
Gunfire erupted at Fort Stewart in Georgia this morning, prompting the base commander to lock down facilities in the wake of this “active shooter” incident.
“Fort Stewart is in a lockdown status due to an active shooter incident in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area,” according to a Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield statement.
“The installation was locked down at 11:04 a.m. and law enforcement is on the scene at the time. Casualties have been reported and the situation is ongoing.”
The army base is about 40 miles southwest of Savannah.
