Sergeant in custody after shooting five soldiers on Georgia base, army says

Parts of base were on lockdown earlier, as base says all five victims are in stable condition and expected to recover

An active-duty soldier opened fire at Fort Stewart military base in south-east Georgia on Wednesday, wounding five other soldiers before being taken into custody.

All victims are in stable condition and expected to recover. Three of the soldiers required surgery, and two were transferred to Memorial Health University medical center in Savannah, the top-level trauma center for coastal Georgia.