Sgt. Quornelius Radford, the suspect accused of shooting at fellow Fort Stewart soldiers last week, has been charged with several counts of attempted premeditated murder, aggravated assault inflicting grievous bodily harm, aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon and domestic violence, the Army said Tuesday.
One of the victims was the “intimate partner of the accused,” according to the Army Office of the Special Trial Counsel, which is why the charges against Radford include a specification of domestic violence.
Five soldiers were wounded when the active-duty sergeant opened fire on his co-workers at the Army base in Georgia on Wednesday, officials said. Radford, a 28-year-old automated logistics sergeant with the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, used his personal weapon in the shooting, Brig. Gen. John Lubas, the fort’s commander, told reporters.
Sgt. Quornelius Radford, a suspect in the shooting of five soldiers at Fort Stewart, is escorted by military police into a booking room at the Liberty County Jail in Hinesville, Georgia, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.
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Michelle McCaskill, a spokesperson for the Army’s Office of Special Trial Counsel, which is prosecuting Radford, said a sixth soldier was shot at, but Radford missed. The Army has not released the victims’ names, and McCaskill said she did not know whether Radford’s partner was among the five people he wounded.
Fort Stewart officials have declined to comment on the shooter’s motives.
The charges were issued against Radford as he made his first appearance in a military courtroom at Fort Stewart. He will be transferred to the brig at Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina after the hearing officer ordered Radford to remain in pretrial confinement.
Under military law, attempted murder carries a potential penalty of life imprisonment.
Radford was represented by Army defense attorneys at his hearing Tuesday. Phone and email messages left by The Associated Press with Fort Stewart’s Trial Defense Service were not immediately returned.
A sign welcoming people to Fort Stewart in Georgia is seen on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.
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Now that he’s been charged, Radford faces pretrial proceedings to determine whether there is enough evidence for him to stand trial by court-martial.
The largest Army post east of the Mississippi River, Fort Stewart is home to thousands of soldiers assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division. It is located about 40 miles southwest of Savannah.
Army records show Radford enlisted in 2018.
Soldiers in Radford’s unit said they followed the sound of gunfire into the hallways of an office building where they found hazy gunsmoke in the air and wounded victims on the floor and in nearby offices.
Lubas credited soldiers with saving lives by immediately rendering first aid, in some cases using their bare hands to staunch bleeding gunshot wounds.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll visited Fort Stewart the day after the shooting to award Meritorious Service Medals to six soldiers who helped restrain the gunman and treat the victims.Â
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