Posted on Jan 6, 2023
Five Democratic politicians' homes or offices have been shot at in Albuquerque
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Local and state police are working with the FBI in Albuquerque, N.M., to investigate five shootings that have targeted Democratic politicians' homes or offices since in the past month.
Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa, whose home was the first to come under fire, told NPR on Friday that the attacks have been difficult to process, "especially knowing that other women of color elected officials have also been targeted."
In the attacks, multiple rounds have been fired into the doors and walls of buildings — in some cases while elected officials were inside with their families — but no one has been hurt.
"We're grateful that nobody has been injured, but we also realize that we have to move quickly," Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina said at a news conference about the attacks.
His point was underlined by recent events: Authorities had planned to highlight the shootings on Thursday, after a state senator's home was fired at on Tuesday — and then came word of yet more gunfire with a political target, as bullets struck a second state senator's office Thursday morning.
Local and state police are working with the FBI in Albuquerque, N.M., to investigate five shootings that have targeted Democratic politicians' homes or offices since in the past month.
Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa, whose home was the first to come under fire, told NPR on Friday that the attacks have been difficult to process, "especially knowing that other women of color elected officials have also been targeted."
In the attacks, multiple rounds have been fired into the doors and walls of buildings — in some cases while elected officials were inside with their families — but no one has been hurt.
"We're grateful that nobody has been injured, but we also realize that we have to move quickly," Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina said at a news conference about the attacks.
His point was underlined by recent events: Authorities had planned to highlight the shootings on Thursday, after a state senator's home was fired at on Tuesday — and then came word of yet more gunfire with a political target, as bullets struck a second state senator's office Thursday morning.
Five Democratic politicians' homes or offices have been shot at in Albuquerque
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Be interesting to see the response when they start shooting at GOP homes, maybe then the rational minds will come to play
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I hope that they uncover those issues that caused this?
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MSG Thomas Currie
Whoever is responsible should face felony charges -- regardless of who that turns out to have been.
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This sounds a bit like the newest liberal #MeToo movement.
This seems likely to all be the work of one person or a very small group. I suppose it is possible that there is some "right wing gun nut" running around ABQ shooting at the homes of Democrat politicians, but somehow it reminds me too much of the "White Supremacist Trump Supporters" who attacked Jussie Smollett, the White Supremacists who attacked Tawana Brawley, the white BYU students who harassed Rachel Richardson, and dozens of similar cases.
This seems likely to all be the work of one person or a very small group. I suppose it is possible that there is some "right wing gun nut" running around ABQ shooting at the homes of Democrat politicians, but somehow it reminds me too much of the "White Supremacist Trump Supporters" who attacked Jussie Smollett, the White Supremacists who attacked Tawana Brawley, the white BYU students who harassed Rachel Richardson, and dozens of similar cases.
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