New Mexico: Failed election candidate paid me to shoot officials, gunman says - BBC News

The gunman says he helped a defeated Republican target the homes of Democrats in New Mexico.

4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, TwitterImage caption, Solomon Peña, a Trump supporter, refuses to acknowledge his election loss in 2022By Henri AstierBBC NewsA man in the US state of New Mexico has pleaded guilty to helping a defeated Republican candidate carry out drive-by shootings at the home of Democrats.

The defendant, Demetrio Trujillo, says the candidate, Solomon Peña, hired him after failing to win a seat in the state legislature in November 2022.

Over the following weeks, the residences of several Democratic officials were attacked in Albuquerque.

Mr Peña has denied the charges against him and is due to stand trial in June.

The case comes amid fears over a rise in political violence in the US.

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