--- title: "Two airmen killed in shooting at Grand Forks Air Force Base" description: "A shooting at Grand Forks Air Force Base on Monday killed two service members with the 319th Reconnaissance Wing" date: "2020-06-01" modified: "2020-06-01" authors: - name: "David Roza" job_title: "Senior Reporter" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/david-roza.md" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/grand-forks-air-force-base-shooting/" categories: - "Air Force" - "Around the World" - "Military Branches" - "News" - "United States" tags: - "death" - "Northern Command" - "shooting" --- # Two airmen killed in shooting at Grand Forks Air Force Base ![]() A shooting incident at about 4:30 a.m. at Grand Forks Air Force Base on Monday left two active duty service members with the 319th Reconnaissance Wing dead, the wing’s public affairs office said. “Base emergency services responded to the scene, have it contained and believe there is currently no risk to other personnel at this time,” [the public affairs office wrote]() on its website. “This incident is under investigation.” Out of respect for their families, the names of the victims will be withheld for 24 hours to notify their next-of-kin. Base medical teams also deployed “disaster mental health” to care for those impacted, the office added. According to the [Grand Forks Herald](), the incident occurred in a dormitory on the base. Staff Sgt. Elijaih Tiggs, a spokesman for the base, told [Military.com]() that the dorms are set for first-term, unaccompanied airmen. “There isn’t much else we can say,” Leah Green, a base spokeswoman, told the Herald. The North Dakota base operates the RQ-4 Global Hawk drone, which specializes in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. *This is a developing story and will be updated as new details emerge* ## Author David Roza is a senior reporter at Task & Purpose with extensive experience covering aviation, technology, military pay, benefits, health care, child care, culture, and a range of other personnel matters.David previously covered the Air Force and Space Force for Task & Purpose from 2019 to 2023 and for Air & Space Forces Magazine from 2023 to 2025 before returning to Task & Purpose as a scriptwriter for the team's YouTube channel. Share tips and story ideas with David at david.roza@recurrent.io. ## More - [Air Force identifies airmen killed in Grand Forks AFB shooting]() - [Family of airman killed in Grand Forks AFB shooting says she was victim of domestic violence]() - [Airman charged with straw purchase of gun used in deadly Grand Forks shooting]() - [Family of Grand Forks AFB airman killed in shooting say daughter was scared of fellow airman]() - [The Air Force claims a proposed Chinese-owned corn plant near a North Dakota base is a ‘significant’ national security threat]() - [An Air Force drone more costly than an F-35 just fell out of the sky in North Dakota]() - [To build a runway for the new stealth bomber, the Air Force is moving 17 B-1s to a new base]() - [‘It was a lost cause’ — dramatic photos show Offutt Air Force Base engulfed by floodwaters]()