Official Reveals Soldiers Tackled Fort Stewart Shooting Suspect To Subdue Him

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Fort Stewart Senior Commander Army Brig. Gen. John Lubas held a press briefing on Wednesday, where he spoke about how the Fort Stewart shooting suspect was subdued by fellow soldiers.

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00:00Yes, sir.

00:07Yeah, I'm very confident in the security of this installation.

00:13We've got a great partnership with local law enforcement.

00:17As you can see here at our gates, we have armed guards and protective equipment.

00:22This one's a bit difficult, and we're going to have to determine how he was able to get a handgun to his place of duty.

00:30Police O.A. News for Jack, has the suspect had any prior disciplinary or behavioral issues on base?

00:36No, ma'am, not that we're aware of.

00:37But, again, it's early in the investigation, but not that I'm currently aware of.

00:41Colonel, you mentioned that some soldiers were supposed to shoot him.

00:46Do you know if his arrest was committed to spread her peacefully or would his arrest be able to do?

00:51I don't have the details on that, but I know that his soldiers in the area that witnessed the shooting

00:56immediately and without hesitation tackled the soldiers, subdued him that allowed law enforcement to then take him into custody.

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