Ex-GOP candidate arrested in shootings at lawmakers’ homes

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A failed Republican candidate who authorities said was angry over his defeat and made baseless claims the election last November was “rigged” against him was arrested in connection with a series of drive-by shootings targeting the homes of Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico’s largest city.

https://apnews.com/article/solomon-pena-gop-arrested-fbed4efadff3bc7469f83a01dd888e63?

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Violence looms over New Mexico Legislature as work begins

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham called for new gun control laws and greater accountability for firearm manufacturers while denouncing recent drive-by shootings of the homes of Democratic lawmakers in Albuquerque in her State of the State address Tuesday at the start of the annual legislative session.

https://apnews.com/article/abortion-politics-new-mexico-state-government-michelle-lujan-grisham-ddc4b652e0dfa8be503c8e739fdd9488

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Police arrest failed candidate in shootings at Democrats

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A 39-year-old felon who overwhelmingly lost a bid for the New Mexico statehouse as a Republican paid for four men to shoot at Democratic lawmakers’ homes in recent months, including one house where a 10-year-old girl was asleep, police said.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-new-mexico-state-government-crime-albuquerque-1410b516f5b66c18d62342a0d7a9b60f

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Prosecutors: New Mexico candidate is a danger to community

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors say a failed GOP candidate accused of orchestrating a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of Democratic elected officials in New Mexico’s largest city is a danger to the community and should be detained pending trial.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-crime-new-mexico-state-government-united-states-b7abdcd619dcdae4b8cf5fcf27f85cc4

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Grand jury charges ex-GOP candidate with election interference in shootings at lawmakers' homes

A failed political candidate has been indicted on federal charges including election interference in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque, according to a grand jury indictment that was unsealed Wednesday.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/6/1/2172648/-Grand-jury-charges-ex-GOP-candidate-with-election-interference-in-shootings-at-lawmakers-homes?