An Afghan refugee sits and watches as U.S. military service members pass in an Afghan refugee camp on Nov. 4, 2021, in Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. (Jon Cherry / Getty Images)
By Jack Davis March 18, 2026 at 6:03am
An Air Force base in New Mexico was placed under lockdown Tuesday after a shooting on the base left one person dead and another wounded.
The incident took place at about 5:30 p.m.
Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo, New Mexico, was put on lockdown after reports of an active shooter, a statement from the facility said, according to CBS News.
The wounded person has been given medical treatment.
After security officials determined there was no longer any threat, the lockdown was lifted.
“Emergency personnel are responding to the situation and there is no threat at this time,” the statement said.
No names of those involved have been released.
Officials have not provided any other details about the shooting.
It was not known as of Wednesday morning whether those involved in the incident were service members or civilians.
Officials have not released the identities of those shot.
Holloman AFB Shooting Update:
A domestic violence event involving a woman attempting to serve divorce papers on her estranged husband, who was seated in a vehicle with their children present. According to eyewitness accounts shared on social media, the husband refused to accept… https://t.co/hUDY680w0w
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Holloman Air Force Base was originally established in 1942 during World War II in Alamogordo, which is about 90 miles north of El Paso, Texas.
The base is primarily home to the 49th Wing, according to USA Today.
The base covers about 93 square miles, according to KVIA-TV.
Base members were informed that the base store, known as the Shopette, would remain closed until further notice.
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Base officials asked members of the public to “avoid posting messages on social media regarding the incident.”
A report from 2nd Life Media in Alamogordo suggested that the incident was domestic in nature.
The report claimed a woman shot and wounded her husband, whom she wanted to divorce, then went into the store and took her own life.
Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.
Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.
Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com.
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