5 soldiers shot before arrest made at Army鈥檚 Fort Stewart in Georgia
Aug 6, 2025, 10:50 AM
Five soldiers were shot today in an active shooter incident in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area. All soldiers were treated on-site and moved to Winn Army Community Hospital for further treatment. There is no active threat to the community. (Photo courtesy of The Associated Press)
(Photo courtesy of The Associated Press)
Five soldiers were shot Wednesday at Fort Stewart in Georgia, leading to a lockdown at the Army base before the shooter was arrested, officials said.
The conditions of the soldiers and the circumstances of the shooting weren鈥檛 immediately clear, nor was the identity of the shooter.
The Army said it鈥檚 investigating.
The injured were treated and then moved to Winn Army Community Hospital, base officials said in a Facebook post, adding there鈥檚 no threat to the community.
Law enforcement was sent to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team complex shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday. The shooter was arrested at 11:35 a.m., officials said.
The lockdown lasted about an hour, and three schools just outside the base took steps similar to a lockdown as well, 鈥渙ut of an abundance of caution,鈥� the Liberty County School System said.
The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team鈥檚 complex was still locked down.
The Army鈥檚 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team was created in 2016 when the service added more than 200 vehicles to an infantry unit of roughly 4,200 soldiers. Also known as the 鈥淪partan Brigade,鈥澛�聽its 鈥渕ost modern land fighting force.鈥�
Located about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of Savannah, Fort Stewart is the largest Army post east of the Mississippi River. It鈥檚 home to thousands of soldiers assigned to the Army鈥檚 3rd Infantry Division and family members.
The fort鈥檚 three elementary schools are also on lockdown, Community Superintendent Brian Perry told WTOC-TV. The schools have nearly 1,400 students, according to the Department of Defense.
