A former Republican candidate for the state House in New Mexico has been indicted on numerous federal charges over his alleged involvement in a series of drive-by shootings that happened after he lost his election bid.
The 11-count indictment unsealed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico accuses Solomon Peña of organizing a series of four shootings that happened at four Democratic officials’ homes between December and January.
“Solomon Pena ran for the New Mexico House of Representatives and lost by nearly 50 percentage points in November 2022. Refusing to accept his electoral defeat, Pena organized a shooting spree that targeted the homes of four elected officials and their families,” the indictment reads.
The shootings happened at the homes of two Bernalillo County commissioners, one state senator and the Speaker of the state House.
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