Police arrest defeated GOP candidate in shootings at Democrats' homes

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A failed Republican candidate has been arrested in connection with shootings targeting Democratic lawmakers' homes in Albuquerque

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.

Peña, whose criminal past came up during the campaign, repeatedly made baseless claims that the election was “rigged” against him.On Nov. 15, he posted an image of himself in a “Make America Great Again” hoodie, saying “Trump just announced for 2024. I stand with him. I never conceded my HD 14 race. Now researching my options.”

The court sided with Peña, finding that a state law that prohibits a felon from holding public office was unconstitutional. An appeal is pending. The final related shooting, targeting state Sen. Linda Lopez’s home, unfolded in the midnight hour of Jan. 3. Police said more than a dozen shots were fired, including three that Lopez said passed through the bedroom of her sleeping 10-year-old daughter.

The shooting rampage was “scary, not just from my personal perspective, but the fact that our democratic processes that we believed so much in — and that our country was founded on — would be targeted in that way,” Martínez said at a news conference on his first day as the top-ranked House leader.

 

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No surprise MAGA republicans going straight to violence. Always refuting election results. Pathetic GOP

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