Parts of the facility – home to thousands of servicemen and their families – were locked down because of the incident

Five American soldiers were shot at the Fort Stewart base in the state of Georgia on Wednesday, and the suspected shooter is in custody, US Army officials said.

The soldiers were treated on site and then transported to Winn Army Community Hospital for further treatment, Fort Stewart said in a social media post.

“There is no active threat to the community,” the post said.

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