A criminal complaint reveals frightening details about the shootings linked to the Republican candidate. Bullets fired into one of the lawmaker's homes caused sheetrock and dust to land in the face of the 10-year-old daughter as she slept in bed.
Police: Peña was frustrated over losing election
"There’s probable cause to believe that soon after this unsuccessful campaign, he conspired with Jose Demetrio, and two brothers, to commit these four shootings at elected local and state government officials' homes," the criminal complaint says. Albuquerque Police Department Police Chief Harold Medina reacts as he relays details of a shootout that left multiple officers injured in northeast Albuquerque, N.M. on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021.Medina described Peña as the “mastermind” of what appears to be a politically motivated criminal conspiracy leading to four shootings at or near the homes of two county commissioners and two state legislators between early December and early January.
The police said in a statement that Peña paid four men cash and “sent text messages with addresses where he wanted them to shoot at the homes.”No one was injured in the shootings, which came amid a rise in threats to members of Congress, school board members, election officials and other government workers around the nation. In Albuquerque, law enforcement has been struggling to address back-to-back years of record homicides and persistent gun violence.
Hartsock said additional arrests and charges were expected in the case but declined to elaborate, citing the ongoing investigation. He said some individuals, including Peña, were in custody Monday night.The first shooting took place Dec. 4, when someone fired about eight rounds at the home of
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