An MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 29th Attack Squadron takes off during a routine training flight over Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Feb. 11, 2026. (Ryan Witkop/U.S. Air Force)
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One person was killed and another injured in a shooting Tuesday evening at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, the service said.
The installation was placed on lockdown after the shooting was reported, according to a statement emailed that evening by Capt. Daniel Barnhorst, base spokesman.
The lockdown was lifted shortly after security personnel arrived around 5:30 p.m. and determined the scene was safe, the statement said.
Barnhorst told Stars and Stripes by phone that one person died and another was injured.
He declined to comment on reports that the shooting occurred at the base shopette, saying the incident remains under investigation with no further details available.
The shopette was closed until further notice, according to a post that evening on Holloman’s official Facebook page.
Holloman is home to the 49th Wing, where F-16 Fighting Falcon and MQ-9 Reaper drone pilots are trained, according to the base website. The installation is about 12 miles southwest of Alamogordo and roughly 200 miles south of Albuquerque.
