What drives a soldier to turn his weapon on his own team?
That’s the haunting question after Sgt. Quornelius Samentrio Radford, 28, allegedly opened fire at his workplace on Georgia’s Fort Stewart base.
He wounded five fellow soldiers.
Armed with a personal 9mm Glock, Radford reportedly followed a coworker—after a disagreement—to a maintenance area and shot him in the chest.
He then fired on four others.
“He could’ve taken many more lives,” said Brig. Gen. John Lubas. “But soldiers on site tackled him without hesitation.”
That selfless move prevented further bloodshed.
What’s The Reason?
Radford, an Army logistical specialist since 2018, had no deployment history or red flags in his record.
Except a DUI arrest in May that went unnoticed by his command.
Now, investigators are asking how he smuggled a handgun onto one of the military’s most secure sites.
His father told The New York Times Radford had recently complained about racism and sought a transfer.
But Fort Stewart remains tight-lipped, saying only that the incident is under investigation.
The five injured soldiers are stable, though three required surgery. Radford is now in pretrial confinement.
The Army says it’s focusing on healing. But the bigger question looms—how did no one see this coming?
