ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Multiple shootings have occurred at the EMCORE facility outside Kirtland Air Force Base. Certified and trained Sandia emergency personnel are responding to assist the Albuquerque police and fire departments and Kirtland Air Force Base with the emergency. In addition, off-site emergency organizations have been notified.
Sandia employees near the Sandia Science & Technology Park have been advised to remain inside nearby buildings. Employees located further away from the site have been asked to avoid the area.
The Eubank employee and contractor security gates are closed until further notice.
Sandia places the safety of this community, workers and the environment as its highest priority.
Sandia emergency organizations will provide continuous assessments of the situation and maintain communications with DOE and off-site authorities.
Sandia’s Family Assistance Center is set up for parents who have children at the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History. The number is 505-205-5194.
Members of the news media should call the Albuquerque Police Department (Chris Ramirez, 505-768-3000) for further information about the incident.
Media representatives wishing general information about Sandia National Laboratories can call Sandia’s Media Relations Center at 505-844-4902 for information. Further information will be provided by this office as available. We appreciate the support of the news media in relaying these important updates.
Sandia is a multiprogram laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin company, for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration. With main facilities in Albuquerque, N.M., and Livermore, Calif., Sandia has major R&D responsibilities in national security, energy and environmental technologies, and economic competitiveness.
In the event of an emergency at Sandia, emergency information can be found at: http://www.sandia.gov/emergency.