Army Charges Sgt. Radford With Attempted Murder in Fort Stewart Shooting

The U.S. Army has charged Sgt. Quornelius Radford with six counts of attempted murder, six counts of aggravated assault and one specification of domestic violence after a shooting that injured five soldiers at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Prosecutors say Radford, 28, used a personal handgun to open fire on members of his supply unit on 6 August, narrowly missing a sixth soldier. Army officials disclosed that one of the victims was Radford’s intimate partner, prompting the additional domestic-violence charge. All five wounded soldiers survived and were treated on the base, the largest Army installation east of the Mississippi River. Radford, a supply sergeant with the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry Division, made his first appearance in a military courtroom on 12 August. A hearing officer ordered him to remain in pre-trial confinement as proceedings move toward a possible court-martial. Under military law, each attempted-murder count carries a potential life sentence.