ATLANTA – Georgia House Majority Caucus Whip James Burchett (R-Waycross) issues the following statement regarding a shooting which took place today, August 6, 2025, at Fort Stewart:
“I hope you’ll join Misty and I in praying today for the Fort Stewart community and all those who were wounded in today’s tragic shooting. I am grateful this afternoon for the swift action of law enforcement, who have apprehended the shooter and ended the immediate threat to public safety, and I know as Georgians we will all rally around the military families who were impacted today.”
Representative James Burchett represents the citizens of District 176, which includes Lanier County, as well as portions of Coffee, Atkinson, Lowndes and Ware counties. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2019 and currently serves as the House Majority Whip. He also serves on the Appropriations, Appropriations Subcommittee on Judicial, Ethics, Judiciary, Judiciary Non-Civil, Public and Community Health, Rural Development, State Properties and Transportation committees, as well as an Ex-Officio member of the Rules Committee.
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