According to active shooters, Fort Stewart in Georgia was locked, confirmed the accident; The situation is going on.
Five soldiers have been shot dead at Fort Stewart, a military in Georgia, the base said in a social media post.
The spokesman said that some parts of Fort Stewart in South -East Georgia were locked on Wednesday after an active shooter was reported on the Splowling Army post.
A post on Fort Stewart’s Facebook page to all the employees in the lock-down area, “Stay inside, lock all the windows and doors.”
Located about 40 miles (64 km) on the sow of Savannah, the biggest army post is to the east of the Fort Stewart Mississippi River. It is the house of thousands of soldiers appointed to the third infantry section of the army and family members.
“All the gates on Fort Stewart are currently closed,” the fort said on social media.
The shooter was in the area of the second armor of the Brigade Combat Team, the fort said online.
The three primary schools of the fort are also on the lockdown, the community superintendent Brian Perry told WTOC-TV. According to the Defense Department, there are about 1,400 students in schools.
The Laberty County School System said online that the three schools outside the base are taking steps like the “careful caution” locked down.
Georgia Governor Brian Camp is in touch to respond to the law enforcement, he said in a statement. US Republic. Buddy Carter, whose district includes Fort Stewart, said in an online post that he was monitoring the shooting.
More to come.
