Fort Stewart in Georgia confirmed that one soldier was shot and killed Monday morning, and a suspect was taken into custody. The investigation was ongoing.
An Army corporal in his quarters, May 1, 2008, in Fort Stewart, Georgia.
"An incident is occurring on Fort Stewart. EMS are on location at a building in the 2nd ABCT complex responding to what has been described as a shooting," the tweet said."Law enforcement has a Members of the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division, 4th Brigade Combat Team train during a live fire exercise prior to their deployment to Iraq on Sept. 5, 2007, in Fort Stewart, Georgia.
A news release from Fort Stewart elaborated:"The soldier’s identity will be released following completion of the next-of-kin notification process."It went on to say,"The suspect in the shooting was apprehended by Fort Stewart law enforcement at the scene and transferred to U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division’s custody. The investigation is ongoing and no additional information is being released at this time.
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