LIVE COVERAGE: Authorities have declared a mass casualty incident at Fort Stewart in Georgia. The military confirms there are injuries and first responders have declared a mass casualty incident. At least five soldiers have been shot. This page will be updated throughout the incident and click here to get my breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox.
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Army Confirms 5 Shot, Trump Notified
President Donald Trump has been briefed on the Fort Stewart shooting, and the White House is monitoring the situation, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Officials at Fort Stewart issued the following statement:
Five Soldiers were shot today in an active shooter incident in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area. All Soldiers were treated on-site and moved to Winn Army Community Hospital for further treatment. There is no active threat to the community.
Law enforcement was dispatched for a possible shooting in the 2nd ABCT complex at 10:56 a.m. The shooter was apprehended at 11:35 a.m.
The installation was locked down at 11:04 a.m. and Fort Stewart lifted the lockdown of the main cantonment area at 12:10 p.m. 2nd ABCT complex is still locked down.
Emergency medical personnel were dispatched to treat the wounded Soldiers at 11:09 a.m.
The incident remains under investigation and no additional information will be released until the investigation is complete.
“There is No Active Threat”
The Army released a statement moments ago: “There is no active threat to the community.”
Victims are en route to the regional trauma center, Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, hospital officials told ABC News.
FBI Ready to Assist
Federal authorities from nearby Savannah offered their help to Army investigators.
Agents are “aware of the incident at Fort Stewart” and are “coordinating with Army Criminal Investigation,” the FBI said.
Army Confirms Casualties
“Fort Stewart is in a lockdown status due to an active shooter incident in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area,” according to a Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield statement.
“The installation was locked down at 11:04 a.m. and law enforcement is on the scene at the time. Casualties have been reported and the situation is ongoing.”
The army base is about 40 miles southwest of Savannah.
Gov. Brian Kemp “Saddened” By Attack
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said he’s in close touch with police on the scene at Fort Stewart.
“As we remain in close contact with law enforcement on the ground, Marty, the girls, and I are saddened by today’s tragedy at Ft. Stewart,” Kemp said in a statement.
“We are keeping the victims, their families, and all those who answer the call to serve in our hearts and prayers, and we ask that Georgians everywhere do the same.”