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.

A gunman opened fire at the Fort Stewart Base in Georgia, shooting five soldiers, officials have said. Fort Stewart, located about an hour outside of Savannah, was on lockdown for about an hour Wednesday morning after gunfire erupted, military officials said.