Overview
- Shots rang out near Engineer Road on the Fort Stewart post, prompting commanders to order personnel to shelter in place and lock down facilities before the lockdown was lifted 12 minutes later at 2:32 p.m.
- Law enforcement officers responded within minutes and took a suspect into custody, and base officials reported that no one was injured during the incident.
- Army officials identified the accused as Sgt. Christopher Dandridge, a 24-year-old network communication systems specialist assigned to Fort Stewart since April 2022 who has completed one deployment.
- Dandridge is being held in pretrial confinement at the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office and officials have not yet disclosed what charges, if any, he faces as the investigation continues.
- Fort Stewart used social-media alerts and command accountability orders to protect personnel, and next steps will include evidence collection, security interviews, and further public updates from military investigators.