FORT STEWART, Ga. — Five soldiers are recovering after they were shot by a fellow Army sergeant at Fort Stewart in Georgia Wednesday morning, the commander of the base said during a press conference.

Five soldiers were wounded Wednesday morning in a shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia, one of the highest-profile Army installations in the South, according to service officials.

An active-duty Army sergeant is accused of shooting and wounding five of his fellow soldiers at Fort Stewart military base in Georgia on Wednesday, the latest act of violence on a US military base that raises questions about the safety of American servicemembers at facilities where they train,