Failed GOP candidate indicted for shooting spree targeting New Mexico Democrats' homes

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Failed GOP candidate indicted for shooting spree targeting New Mexico Democrats' homes
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Solomon Pena, a failed Republican state candidate in New Mexico, has been charged by federal authorities for a shooting spree targeting the homes of four elected Democratic officials. Pena organized the shootings on the homes of two Bernalillo County commissioners and two New Mexico state legislators after his defeat in a state House of Representatives race last November. If convicted, Pena faces a mandatory minimum of 60 years in prison.

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