A domestic-related shooting broke out Tuesday evening at a New Mexico Air Force base, resulting in one person dead and another injured, according to military base officials.

The shooting occurred at Holloman Air Force Base around 5:30 p.m. and a brief lockdown was placed following the reports of an active shooter, base officials told Military Times in a statement on Wednesday.

“The lockdown was lifted shortly thereafter when security forces personnel confirmed that the scene was safe,” the 49th Wing statement said.

Officials said that it was an “isolated incident and there is no ongoing threat to our community.”

The injured individual is an active-duty service member assigned to the Holloman base, per the statement, and the deceased was a military veteran that was previously stationed at the base.

“Based on the current investigation, this incident was domestic related, but the individuals were not married,” the statement reads.

The injured service member was transported for medical treatment and is in stable condition, according to the statement. Officials said the civilian was declared dead at the scene.

Officials say that the name of the injured service member will not be released due to privacy reasons, and the name of the deceased will not be released pending next of kin notifications.

Base officials confirmed in a statement to Military Times that the shooting took place near the shoppette.

The shoppette remains closed until further notice, the base announced Tuesday on their Facebook page at 10:20 p.m.

The 49th Wing Security Forces Squadron and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations are tasked with handling the investigation.

Officials said that more information will be provided as it becomes available, as the investigation is still underway.

Holloman Air Force Base contains the 49th Wing, which deploys worldwide to support national security objectives, according to the base’s website. The wing also trains F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots and MQ-9 Reaper pilots and sensor operations, while also delivering Air Transportable Climes and Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources to personnel.

The base is located in southern New Mexico’s Tularosa Basin between the Sacramento and San Andrea mountain ranges. It is roughly 90 miles north of El Paso, Texas.

A shooting at a U.S. Air Force base in New Mexico on Tuesday, March 17, left one person dead and another injured, military officials said.

The Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo, a city in southern New Mexico, was put on lockdown at around 5:30 p.m. local time following reports of an active shooter, according to a statement released by the 49th Wing. The lockdown was lifted shortly after when security forces personnel confirmed that the area was safe.

Military officials did not provide further details on the incident but said one person was dead and another had been wounded. The person who was injured was transported for medical treatment, according to the 49th Wing.

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“Emergency personnel are responding to the situation and there is no threat at this time,” the 49th Wing said in the statement.

The Holloman Air Force Base was originally established in 1942 as an air field west of Alamogordo, about 90 miles north of El Paso, Texas. The base is primarily home to the 49th Wing, which supports national security work and provides “combat-ready airmen and guardians,” according to its website.

Authorities in New Mexico are continuing to investigate the secluded ranch once owned by Jeffrey Epstein. The property is at the center of the state’s probe into the late sex offender, which was closed in 2019 during the first Trump administration at the request of federal prosecutors.

Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., joined “The Weeknight” on Monday to discuss the ongoing investigation. Luján told MS NOW that the state is taking a dual approach to its probe into the Stanley, New Mexico, property, which Epstein purchased in 1993. Both New Mexico’s attorney general and the state legislature are conducting investigations into past activities at the ranch. 

“There’s two different sets of eyes that are going to be looking at what happened,” he said. 

The ranch, which was sold by Epstein’s estate in 2023, is now owned by Don Huffines, who recently won a Republican primary in Texas and will compete to be the state’s next comptroller in November.

Luján also spoke about his review of some of the Justice Department’s unredacted files related to the Epstein case. According to the New Mexico Democrat, those files revealed that there is “no question that there were disturbing, disgusting, illegal acts that were taking place” at the ranch.

The senator said the evidence he saw puts into question federal authorities’ request for New Mexico to halt its investigation into Epstein.