Immediately after the shooting, the base and surrounding areas were locked down by military police and U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID) until around 7 pm local time.
槍擊事件發生後，胡德堡基地以及週邊區域，立即被憲兵以及美國陸軍刑事調查司令部（英语：U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID)）（CID）封鎖關閉（英语：Lockdown），一直到當地時間晚間約7時。