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This morning, military investigators are trying to piece together why a U.S. Army sergeant
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opened fire on his own unit in a sudden attack that left five soldiers wounded
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The suspect, identified as 28-year-old Sergeant Cornelius Radford, an automated logistics specialist stationed at Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia
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Officials say he used a personal handgun to shoot five of his co-workers
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It happened just before 11 a.m., triggering an immediate lockdown across the base
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The suspect was taken into custody roughly 30 minutes later, thanks to fellow soldiers who tackled him at the scene
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Fort Stewart Commander Brigadier General John Lubas said Radford had never been deployed to combat
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and confirmed all five victims are expected to recover, so that's good
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In a post on X, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised swift justice for the shooter
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and anyone else found to be involved. So far, officials say Radford acted alone
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Investigators are looking into how he took a personal gun onto the base despite strict rules banning them
