January 17, 2023

In early December, a shooter took aim at Democratic homes and offices in Albuquerque. The suspect, or people associated with him, shot up the offices. Multiple people could have died, including children. Solomon Pena, an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the House District 14 seat in the South Valley, has been arrested.

As Newshound Ellen reported earlier this month, "Bullets were shot into homes and could have killed multiple people. Three of the twelve rounds fired into the home of state Sen. Linda Lopez entered her 10-year-old daughter’s room, three entered Lopez’s room."

Yeah, he's that kind of a guy.

The Albuquerque Journal reports:

The Albuquerque Police Department has arrested Solomon Pena, an unsuccessful Republican candidate for House District 14 seat in the South Valley, in connection with the shootings at local Democratic politicians’ homes, the police chief announced Monday afternoon.

“Pena, an unsuccessful legislative candidate in the 2022 election, is accused of conspiring with, and paying four other men to shoot at the homes of two county commissioners and two state legislators,” Chief Harold Medina said.

The police have been investigating six shootings from Dec. 4 through Jan. 5, where bullets were fired into Democratic elected officials' homes or near others' offices. Police say he had expressed anger over his November loss and alleged that election fraud played a role.

I want to know why. MAGA is toxic, with no regard for life.

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