At the Fort Stewart base in Georgia there was a shooting where five soldiers were injured. They partially closed the base and detained the shooter.
Five soldiers suffered injuries to shooting at the Fort Stewart military base in Georgia, USA. The base for the shooting was closed and the police forces the shooter. According to AP, Reuters and CNN, TASR reports.
The base reported the incident on the Facebook network. “The base was closed at 11.04 h of local time (17.04 h) and security forces intervene on the spot,” she said in one of the earlier contributions.
A state of injured soldiers
Subsequently, she announced that the shooting suffered injuries by five soldiers who were treated on the spot and transported to the hospital. Police forces detained the shooter at 11.35 am local time (17.35 h). “There is no active threat for the community,” the base said.
Part of the base remains closed. The base added that the incident is being investigated and further information will only be published after the investigation was completed.
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt on the X Network announced that President Donald Trump was informed about shooting at a military base and monitors the situation.
Fort Stewart is located approximately 64 kilometers from Savannah and is the largest army base east of the Mississippi River, explains AP.