Ex-GOP Candidate Arrested for Allegedly Hiring Men to Shoot at Elected Officials

A former GOP candidate for the New Mexico legislature was arrested Monday, accused of conspiring with and paying four men to shoot at the homes of four elected officials, appearing to target Democrats.

Albuquerque police arrested Solomon Pena in connections with the shootings at the homes of two Bernalillo County commissioners and two state legislators. Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina said that Pena was the “mastermind” who orchestrated all of the shootings.

Officials announced earlier this month that they opened an investigation into the four shootings, which took place between Dec. 4 and Jan. 4.

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