Personnel assigned to the 377th Security Forces Squadron responded to an incident at approximately 2AM Saturday, 22 Feb resulting in a shooting incident. One Airman was treated for a nonfatal gunshot wound to the hand. The other Airman was found dead at the scene. The cause of death and the incident remains under investigation by local authorities.

In an average year, 433 people die and 618 are wounded by guns in New Mexico. The "Land of Enchantment State" has the 12th-highest rate of gun violence in the US. In New Mexico, 46.2% of adults have at least one gun at home. Firearms licenses in 2021: 122,968. The US suffers wartime casualties in peacetime. 48,000 Americans were killed by guns in 2022. Source: www.cdc.gov