Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A suspect has been arrested after five soldiers were shot and hospitalized Wednesday morning at the U.S. Army's Fort Stewart in central-eastern Georgia.

An Army sergeant is in custody after a shooting at Fort Stewart military base in Georgia that injured five soldiers on Wednesday, officials said. It's believed the suspect used a personal handgun and "not a military weapon" to open fire at the base that briefly went on lockdown, said Brig Gen. John Lubas, the commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division, at a Wednesday afternoon briefing. The wounded soldiers were hospitalized and three underwent surgery, but Lubas said all were stable and expected to recover. Officials named the suspect as Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28. Law enforcement was "dispatched to a possible shooting" at Fort Stewart, some 40 miles southwest of Savannah, at 10:56am Wednesday local time, per a Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield Facebook post. The "shooter was apprehended" at 11:35am, according to the post. The base and several Liberty County schools went on lockdown after the shooting report, but these were lifted after the suspect was taken into custody. Radford is an automated logistics…

At least five soldiers have been shot after a gunman opened fire on a US army base in Georgia.

Fort Stewart in Georgia on lockdown due to active shooter, casualties reported, situation ongoing, stay indoors for safety.

Soldiers in the area who witnessed the shooting “immediately and without hesitation” tackled the shooter, Brig Gen. John Lubas said.

ATLANTA >> A U.S. Army sergeant shot and wounded five soldiers with a personal handgun today at Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield near Savannah, Georgia, before he was subdued by other soldiers and arrested, military officials said.

A shooting at Fort Stewart, Georgia, injured five soldiers, triggering a base-wide lockdown. The shooter was located near the 2nd Armored Brigade. Schools on and off base were locked down as a precaution.

A U.S. Army sergeant is suspected of shooting and wounding five fellow soldiers with his personal handgun on Wednesday at Fort Stewart Army Airfield near Savannah, Georgia, before he was subdued by other soldiers and arrested, U.S. military officials said. All five soldiers struck by gunfire were listed in stable…

At least five soldiers have been reportedly shot following an incident at the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area, which is part of the Fort Stewart Army

The man suspected of shooting and wounding five soldiers on Wednesday at Fort Stewart in Georgia was also a fellow soldier, Brig. Gen. John Lubas told Reuters.

A US Army base is in lockdown at Fort Stewart in Georgia with all gate entrances closed with an active shooter believed to be on the loose as officials confirm 'casualties have been reported'

The suspect behind a shooting at a US Army base in Georgia has been identified after five soldiers were injured on Wednesday.

Army Sergeant Quornelius Radford, 28, accused of shooting five soldiers at Fort Stewart where he works as automated logistics sergeant in combat team area.

The incident occurred at Fort Stewart, the largest US military base east of the Mississippi River, which houses the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division. Barely half an hour after a lockdown was imposed, the suspected shooter was taken into custody.