Ex-GOP candidate indicted in drive-by shootings at lawmakers’ homes

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A former Republican candidate for state House in New Mexico has been indicted on numerous federal charges over his alleged involvement in a series of drive-by shootings that happened after he lost his election bid. 

The 11-count indictment unsealed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico accuses Solomon Peña of organizing a series of four shootings that happened at four Democratic officials’ homes between December and January. 

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Ex-GOP candidate indicted in drive-by shootings at lawmakers’ homes

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A former Republican candidate for state House in New Mexico has been indicted on numerous federal charges over his alleged involvement in a series of drive-by shootings that happened after he lost his election bid. 

The 11-count indictment unsealed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico accuses Solomon Peña of organizing a series of four shootings that happened at four Democratic officials’ homes between December and January. 

“SOLOMO...

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Failed Republican candidate charged with shootings at lawmakers’ homes

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Solomon Peña and two alleged accomplices charged after attacks in December and January on homes of Democrats in New Mexico

A failed Republican candidate was indicted on federal charges including election interference in connection with a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers in Albuquerque, according to a grand jury indictment unsealed on Wednesday.

The indictment filed in US district court in Albuquerque charges Solomon Peña and two alleged acc...

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Boy, 15, and man, 58, found dead with bullet wounds inside home in NSW town of Yamba

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A crime scene has been established and will be examined but police do not believe a third party was involved

The bodies of a 15-year-old boy and a 58-year-old man have been found inside a home in Yamba on the New South Wales north coast.

Police were called to Kookaburra Circuit on Thursday afternoon after reports two bodies had been found. A 58-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy were found dead at the property, both with gunshot wounds.

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A South Carolina store owner accused of fatally shooting a boy is charged with murder

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The Xpress Mart convenience store is seen on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Columbia, S.C.

The store owner, who had a concealed weapons permit, was charged after an autopsy showed the middle school student was shot in the back and deputies spoke to witnesses and reviewed video.

(Image credit: Jeffrey Collins/AP)

The Xpress Mart convenience store is seen on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Columbia, S.C.

The store owner, who had a concealed weapons permit, was charged after an autopsy showed the middle school student was shot in the back and deputies spoke to witnesses and reviewed video.

(Image credit: Jeffrey Collins/AP)

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