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Former Republican Candidate Arrested for Shooting Democrats in New Mexico
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Solomon Peña, a former Republican candidate, arrested for shooting at homes of Democratic officials
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Peña lost November election for State House seat and publicly supported Trump's 2024 campaign
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Peña paid four men to carry out shootings, provided addresses and accompanied them on one attempt
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Peña arrested by SWAT team and charged with "several state crimes
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Shootings began on December 4th at home of a county commissioner
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Police no longer believe shootings are related to reports of shots near AG's office and senator's law office
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Peña visited officials at their homes in November with complaints of election fraud
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Confrontations with officials led to "quite an argument" before shootings occurred
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Peña had previous convictions and may have been blocked from taking office if elected
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