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One person was killed and another wounded in a shooting at a US Air Force base in New Mexico Tuesday evening, according to reports.
The Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo was placed on lockdown around 5:30 p.m. local time after reports of an active shooter situation, according to a statement released by the 49th wing.
The wounded individual is receiving medical treatment. The identities of the person fatally shot, and the person wounded have not been released. No additional details about the gunman or how the shooting unfolded were provided.
It is also unclear if those involved in the shooting were members of the military.
The lockdown was later lifted after the base was deemed safe, security officials confirmed.
With Post wires
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