Quornelius Radford has been arrested for the shooting carried out in the Fort Stewart army base
Know who is Quornelius Radford, as reports emerged online revealing that a 28-year-old Army Sergeant opened fire at Fort Stewart, one of the largest Army base of U.S., located in Georgia, and acting as a 3rd infantry division, supporting approximately 15,000 active-duty soldiers.
For oblivious to the horrific incident, Quornelius Radford, who reportedly has ties to Florida, opened fire and injured at least 5 soldiers in the Armored Brigade combat second team area on August 6, 2025.
The United States Army sergeant opened fire at Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia on Wednesday, injuring five fellow soldiers before being subdued and arrested and all five soldiers are in a stable condition and are expected to recover, but three of them underwent surgery.
Who is Sergeant Quornelius Radford as Fort Stewart US Army base shooting suspect is arrested
Following the horrific incident that took place at 11:04 a.m., the authorities put the entire base, which is approximately 40 miles southwest of Savannah under lockdown.
Though, they lifted the lockdown, after apprehending the suspect, identified as Quornelius Radford, at around 1:51 p.m.
#BreakingNews: All five soldiers shot at Fort Stewart are now stable. Three underwent surgery but are expected to recover. Gratitude to God🙏🏻. Heroic soldiers subdued the shooter, 28-year-old Active Duty Sergeant Quornelius Radford saving many lives. Radford is in custody. pic.twitter.com/FXyZVI6Qu4
— Sophie Rain Thread 🔥❤️ (@SophieRainForum) August 6, 2025
Who is Quornelius Radford?
As of now, there isn’t much information available about the suspect, however, as per an earlier media briefing led by Brig. Gen. John Lubas, who is reportedly the commanding general of the third division, Radford served as a logistics sergeant assigned to the 2ABCT (short for Armored Brigade Combat Team).
As per the counts given by Lubas, Radford has been stationed at Fort Stewart since 2002, and the man doesn’t have any prior combat experience or deployments and neither he had any disciplinary history within the Army.
Quornelius Radford, 28, a black-American US Army sergeant is assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team at Fort Stewart. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida and joined the army in 2018. His role involved handling supplies and warehouse operations and he had no behavioral issues in his record however he said that he had been arrested for driving under the influence in May.
Eddie Radford, 52, his father, said that he hadn’t seen anything unusual about his son’s behaviour recently but he said his son had been trying to get a transfer and had told his family about experiencing racism at Fort Stewart.
What Exactly Happened?
⚠️ WARNING: This post contains graphic descriptions of violence.
Army Sergeant Quornelius Radford, 28, has been identified as the gunman who shot & injured five fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart Army Base in southeast Georgia on Wednesday morning, July 23. The shooting occurred… pic.twitter.com/IKhCcvPvER
— True Crime Updates (@TrueCrimeUpdat) August 7, 2025
For context, the horrific shooting incident took place at 10:56 a.m., in the 2ABCT base, which is a major operational hub in Georgia, and reportedly the largest Army base of the Mississippi River.
As per counts given by the authorities, Radford opened fire using his personal shotgun as he fired on his fellow soldiers. As confirmed by Brig. Gen. Lubas, the weapon wasn’t provided by the military to Quornelius Radford.
In the aftermath of the incident, five soldiers were reportedly injured, but there weren’t any fatal injuries.
Before transporting the victims to the Army Hospital, the medics on the site provided them with immediate care. Reportedly, the victims were first transferred to the Winn Army Community Hospital and later they were transported to Memorial Health University Medical Center for further treatment.
As per various media reports, the victims are now in stable condition. At the time of writing this piece, there isn’t any update regarding the motive of the shooting incident.
The attack took place in Fort Stewart, the largest US Army base east of the Mississippi River which is located on the southeastern coast of Georgia, in Hinesville, a town about 40 miles (64km) southwest of Savannah.
I'm stunned, are you?
Apparently Quornelius Radford's motive for the Fort Stewart shooting, in his dad's words, was there was "racism" on the base. pic.twitter.com/t3tXPTYD7C
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) August 7, 2025
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