The shooting at a New Mexico Air Force Base on Tuesday left a military veteran dead and an active duty service member injured, authorities said in an update.
The violence erupted near a convenience store, known as a “shopette,” on the Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo around 5:30 p.m. — plunging the 93-square-mile base into lockdown, the 49th wing said in a Wednesday statement to The Post.
A service member who was assigned to the base was injured by the gunfire. A civilian and military veteran previously stationed at Holloman Air Force Base was found dead at the scene, authorities said in the update.
The injured service member, who has not yet been publicly identified, is in stable condition, the base added.
The active shooter lockdown was later lifted after the base, roughly 100 miles north of El Paso, Texas, was deemed safe.
The two individuals involved in the shooting were not married, despite the shooting being domestic in nature. It is not yet clear how the pair were related.
Details were also not immediately available on how the shooting unfolded or who fired the shots.
Holloman Air Force Base is home to the 49th Wing, which supports national security and includes combat-ready airmen and guardians.
The shopette will be closed until further notice, the 49th Wing posted on Facebook late Tuesday. It is unclear if the store has since reopened.
Officials believe the shooting was an isolated incident and there is no active threat posed to the base community.
“We ask that individuals avoid speculating on social media regarding the incident out of respect for the families involved. This incident is still under investigation, and additional details will be provided as they become available,” the 49th Wing said in a statement.
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