FORT STEWART, Ga. — Officials have identified the soldier killed at the Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield on Monday.
The shooting happened at the Second Armored Brigade Combat Team complex, which briefly locked down.
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Third Infantry Divison on Twitter said the victim was identified as Sergeant Nathan Hillman.
Hillman was a CBRN specialist assigned to the Spartan Brigade at Fort Stewart.
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It is with heavy hearts that the deceased victim from the shooting incident on Fort Stewart yesterday has been identified as Sgt. Nathan Hillman. Hillman was a CBRN specialist assigned to @SpartanBrigade.
— 3rd Infantry Division (@3rd_Infantry) December 13, 2022
Our thoughts and prayers are with his Family, friends and fellow Soldiers. pic.twitter.com/TsTxRQM0CK
Officials said the shooter was transferred into the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division’s custody.
The shooter has not been identified.
It is unclear what led up to the shooting.
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