Brigadier General John Lubas, commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division, speaks during a press conference following an active shooter incident on the U.S. Army base at Fort Stewart in Hinesville, Georgia, U.S. August 6, 2025. Richard Burkhart/USA Today Network via REUTERS NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Fort Stewart is located about an hour southwest of Savannah and is home to the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division.

The man suspected of shooting and wounding five U.S. soldiers on Wednesday at the Fort Stewart base in the state of Georgia is also a U.S. soldier, a U.S. official told Reuters. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity,