Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, say four local and state politicians’ homes or businesses have been shot at since early December.
According to Albuquerque police, no one was injured in the gunfire directed at the homes of two county commissioners and a state senator, or in the shots fired near the law office of a second state senator.
They are all Democrats. Police are looking into whether they are connected. According to Police Chief Harold Medina, the department has implemented its “major case protocol.”
“They will work this nonstop,” Medina said at a press conference. He stated that investigators are gathering evidence.
According to police, the shootings in the three cases involving homes involved eight to twelve rounds.
On December 4, eight shots were fired at the home of Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa. According to police, more than a dozen bullets struck the home of then-Bernalillo Commissioner Debbie O’Malley on December 12.
At least eight shots were fired after midnight Tuesday at state Sen. Linda Lopez’s home, and shortly before noon Thursday, shots were fired near the law office where state Sen. Antonio “Moe” Maestas works, but there was no damage to the building, according to police.
Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller described the incidents as “very serious,” and he asked the public to report anyone or anything suspicious. He also warned people not to speculate.
“We are worried and concerned that these are linked and possibly politically or personally motivated — but we don’t know for sure,” Keller said at a press conference.
The majority of the shootings occurred in Albuquerque, which is located in Bernalillo County. According to police, one was in North Valley, which is nearby.
