Rescuers attended to Military injured in the place And then they were transferred to the Winn Army Community hospital. The alleged shooter was arrested at 11.35 hours (15.35 GMT), according to Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield on his Facebook account.
“He incident remains under investigation And additional information will not be revealed until it is completed, ”said the agency, located southwest of the city of Savannah, where about 10,000 people reside among members of the Armed Forces and their families.
White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed that “They have informed the president” Donald Trump of the “shooting in Fort Stewart, in Georgia.”
“The White House is monitoring The situation, ”he said on his social networks.
Security agents were deployed from 10.56 hours (14.56 GMT) by the report of a possible shooting at the base, considered the Greater military installation of USA. To the east of the Mississippi and headquarters of the third infantry division, which also includes aerial fields.
The place was closed at 11.04 (15.04 GMT) due to the presence of an active shooter in the combat team area of the second armored brigade, the Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield team reported.
The fact, which has not yet revealed details nor the identity of the alleged responsiblemobilized the FBI, the police and the agency of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives (ATF, in English).
The FBI office in Atlanta and Savannah confirmed that “it has knowledge of the incident in Fort Stewart and is coordinating with the Army Criminal Investigation Division”
Shared videos on social networks showed soldiers looking for refuge After listening to the first shots, while nearby schools came into confinement to protect their students.
Unlike other mass shootings in the United States, this fact will be subject to a Special research for having occurred in a military base.
The United States has registered At least 261 mass shootings – in which at least four people receive shots, not counting the attacker – so far from 2025, according to the civil organization Gun Violence Archive.