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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kelly Rissman and Isabel Keane

A sergeant allegedly shot five soldiers on an army base. He sent an ominous text to his aunt before opening fire

An Army sergeant opened fire at the Fort Stewart Base in Georgia Wednesday, shooting five fellow soldiers and causing a lockdown, officials said.

Authorities identified the suspected shooter as logistics Sgt. Quornelius Radford. A motive was not immediately known, but officials said they believed Radford used a personal handgun, not a military weapon.

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