Fort Stewart shooting suspect was relentlessly mocked for stutter, soldiers say
by Guardian staff and agency from World news | The Guardian on (#6Z6KM)
Friend says Quornelius Radford, man accused of shooting five fellow soldiers at an army base, was bullied a lot'
A friend of the man accused of gunning down five fellow soldiers at the Fort Stewart army base in Georgia earlier this week recounted how the suspect had been repeatedly bullied for having a serious stutter, according to a news report.
Meanwhile, soldiers who acted swiftly to suppress the gunman and prevent the possibility of a much higher death toll were being hailed as heroes for their bravery in the terrifying moments after shots rang out on the sprawling military base on Wednesday morning.
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