Alamogordo, New Mexico – A shooting at a US Air Force base in New Mexico on Tuesday left one person dead and another injured, according to military officials.
Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo, in southern New Mexico, was closed at about 5:30 p.m. due to reports of an active shooter near the base store, according to a statement from the 49th Wing.
According to the statement, the injured person was transferred to receive medical treatment. Security officials confirmed that the base was safe and the lockdown was lifted.
The statement added, “Emergency personnel are responding to the situation and there is no threat at this time.”
The base said in a Facebook post that the base store is closed until further notice.
The names of the people who were shot or additional details about the shooting were not revealed.
The roughly 93-square-mile (240-square-kilometer) base houses the 49th Wing, which supports national security work and includes combat-ready Airmen and Guardians, according to its website.