Welcome to meet the press now.

I'm Kristen Welker in Washington, and we begin with breaking news at Fort Stewart in Georgia, an Army base just 40 miles southwest of Savannah.

We're early this afternoon, a gunman opened fire.

Moments ago, Army officials just provided an update. The alleged shooter has been identified

as Cornelius Radford. He was an active duty soldier who worked on the base. Here's more of what

officials said. This morning, shortly before 11 o'clock, an active duty soldier assigned

to Fort Stewart, Georgia, shot and wounded five of his fellow soldiers here on Fort Stewart.

Thankfully, all are in stable condition and all are expected to recover. The alleged shooter is in custody. I know that his soldiers in

the area that witnessed the shooting immediately and without hesitation, tackled the soldiers,

subdued him that allowed law enforcement to then take him into custody. This is a photo of the

alleged shooter from an arrest earlier this year for a DUI.

Army officials said the alleged shooter did not use a military weapon, and they believe it was

a personal handgun.

They don't know what his motivations were at this point.

Officials also adding the lockdown has been lifted, and there is no active threat to the community.

Now, the White House saying President Trump has been briefed on the incident.

And Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem also saying she's actively monitoring the situation.

In a statement, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said he was saddened by the tragedy at Fort Stewart

and his office remains in close contact

with law enforcement on the ground. Joining me now is NBC News Senior National Security correspondent

Courtney QB at the Pentagon. NBC News national law enforcement and intelligence correspondent Tom

Winter. And in a moment, we'll be joined by Jim Kavanaugh, retired ATF special agent in charge and an NBC News law enforcement analyst.

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