Who is Army Sergeant Quornelius Radford, the Fort Stewart shooter?

The gunman who opened fire at the Fort Stewart Base in Georgia Wednesday morning has been identified as a 28–year-old army sergeant Quornelius Samentrio Radford, an automated logistic sergeant assigned to the second brigade combat team. All five soldiers were stable while Quornelius Radford was taken into custody, The incident was not related to any training event and the reason why he opened fire is not known. Brigadier General John Lubas, a third infantry commanding general, told reporters that Radford had not been previously deployed, but was stationed at Fort Stewart. “Sergeant Radford has been interviewed by the Army Criminal Investigation Division and is currently in pre-trial confinement awaiting a charging decision by the Office of the Special Trial Counsel,” said Lubas.Some social media posts tied the shooter to Florida and claimed that he is a registered Democrat. Lubas said the shooting was done with a personal handgun. Radford was taken into custody at about 11:35 a.m., according to a statement from the base.The base, located in the southeast region of the state, was alerted to an active shooter situation just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday. The base gave the “all-clear” just before 2 p.m. Wednesday.CNN published a booking photo of Quornelius Radford when he was arrested for driving under the influence in May. He was booked into the Liberty County Jail in Georgia.As part of their investigation into the Army sergeant accused of shooting five fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart this morning, military investigators will try to determine how the suspect was able to bring a personal weapon onto the base.“We’re going to have to determine how he was able to get a handgun to his place of duty,” said Brig. Gen. John Lubas, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield.Despite the shooting, Lubas said he is “very confident in the security of this installation.”