Soldiers at Fort Stewart tackled a shooter who had wounded five others in a mass shooting at the base, officials said.

A gunman opened fire at the Fort Stewart Base in Georgia, shooting five soldiers, officials have said. Fort Stewart, located about an hour outside of Savannah, was on lockdown for about an hour Wednesday morning after gunfire erupted, military officials said.

An active-duty Army sergeant is accused of shooting and wounding five of his fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart military base in Georgia on Wednesday, the latest act of violence on a US military base that raises questions about the safety of American servicemembers at facilities where they train,