Soldiers given medals for tackling gunman who shot five at Georgia base

Six soldiers awarded medal after subduing Sgt Quornelius Radford who is accused of shooting five fellow officers

Half a dozen soldiers at a Georgia army base have been awarded medals for tackling an armed assailant accused of shooting five people and then giving aid to their wounded colleagues, three of whom have now been released from hospital.

Sgt Quornelius Radford, 28, who was assigned to Fort Stewart, is accused of using a personal handgun to shoot five of his fellow soldiers on Wednesday before he was quickly tackled by other troops. Army officials would not speculate about a motive.