A criminal complaint provided to USA TODAY reveals frightening details about the shootings linked to former New Mexico state legislative candidate Solomon Peña.
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. Police said Peña, an election denier, had approached county and state lawmakers after his loss claiming the contest had been rigged against him despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud in New Mexico in 2020 or 2022. The shootings began shortly after those conversations.
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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