Final Update: Holloman AFB Shooting Ruled Isolated Domestic Incident – One Dead, One Injured; Col. Ethridge Reassures Alamogordo School Board & the Public

Alamogordo, NM – March 18, 2026 – Holloman Air Force Base has officially confirmed that the shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon, March 17, near the base Shoppette was an isolated, domestic-related incident with no ongoing threat to the community. According to the official news release issued today by the 49th Wing Public Affairs Office, one active-duty