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Fort Stewart officials confirmed Wednesday that five soldiers were “wounded in an active shooter incident in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area.” Officials also said a suspect had been apprehended.
The incident prompted a lockdown of the base and Hunter Army Airfield at 11:04 a.m. Liberty County schools near the base — Button Gwinnett, Snelson Golden, and Joseph Martin — were “placed on soft lockdown out of an abundance of caution” on the first day of classes.
At 12:30 p.m., all schools on base resumed normal operations.
Mid-Coast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield also shut down for a time but has since reopened, according to a man who answered the phone there at 1:01 p.m.
People on base were told to lock windows and doors and stay inside.
A source with the Liberty County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that deputies are providing support but deferred comment to the base.
A U.S. Army ambulance arrives at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah on Wednesday.
Officials at HCA Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah confirmed two victims were brought to the trauma unit there.
Fort Stewart issued this statement:
“All Soldiers were treated on-site and moved to Winn Army Community Hospital for further treatment. There is no active threat to the community.
“Law enforcement was dispatched for a possible shooting in the 2nd ABCT complex at 10:56 a.m. The shooter was apprehended at 11:35 a.m.
“The installation was locked down at 11:04 a.m. and Fort Stewart lifted the lockdown of the main cantonment area at 12:10 p.m. 2nd ABCT complex is still locked down.
“Emergency medical personnel were dispatched to treat the wounded Soldiers at 11:09 a.m.
“The incident remains under investigation and no additional information will be released until the investigation is complete.”
