New Mexico: Failed election candidate paid me to shoot officials, gunman says

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New Mexico: Failed election candidate paid me to shoot officials, gunman says
bbc.com

A man in the US state of New Mexico has pleaded guilty to helping a defeated Republican candidate carry out drive-by shootings at the home of Democrats.

The defendant, Demetrio Trujillo, says the candidate, Solomon Peña, hired him after failing to win a seat in the state legislature in November 2022.

Over the following weeks, the residences of several Democratic officials were attacked in Albuquerque.

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Exactly. Unfortunately I don't think most people would understand that and see banning one of two political parties are extreme overreach.

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