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.

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.

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…

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 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.

Army Sgt. Quornelius Radford, of Jacksonville, Florida, is charged with shooting five fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart as former military officials weigh in on weapons safety protocols.