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ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — <\/span>A shooting at a U.S. Air Force base in New Mexico on Tuesday left one person dead and another wounded, according to military officials.<\/p>\n The Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo, in southern New Mexico, was put on lockdown at about 5:30 p.m. because of reports of an active shooter near the base convenience store, according to a statement released by the 49th Wing. <\/p>\n The person wounded has been taken for medical treatment, according to the statement. Security officials confirmed the base is safe and the lockdown was lifted.<\/p>\n \u201cEmergency personnel are responding to the situation and there is no threat at this time,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n The base convenience store was closed until further notice, the base said in a post on Facebook.<\/p>\n Neither the names of the people shot nor additional details on the shooting have been released.<\/p>\n The roughly 93-square-mile (240-square-kilometer) base houses the 49th Wing, which supports national security work and includes combat-ready airmen and guardians, according to its website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n