Police in Albuquerque, N.M., are investigating a series of shootings targeting Democratic lawmakers' homes and offices.
Police in Albuquerque, N.M., are investigating whether a series of shootings targeting Democratic lawmakers' homes and offices over the last month are connected or motivated by political ideology.
“We don’t want to speculate that these are related…The investigation hopefully will determine what’s related and what’s not related,” Albuquerque Police Chief Harold MedinaMedina acknowledged that "on the surface," all known victims are members of the Democratic Party, but that further investigation is required to determine the relevance of that connection.
Albuquerque police are working with state police and the FBI to investigate the shootings. No suspect has been identified. The shootings began in early December when eight rounds were fired at the home of Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa,. A week later, more than a dozen shots were fired at the home of former Bernalillo County Commissioner Debbie O’Malley.
Another shooting, occurring between those two attacks, was detected by police technology in the vicinity of New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez' former campaign office. No one was in the building at the time, and police found no damage.This week, both state Sen. Linda Lopez' home and state Sen. Moe Maestas' office were targeted.The attack on Maestas' office, which occurred on Jan. 5, is the most recent attack known.
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