New Mexico Police Arrest Suspect in Shootings at Democratic Officials’ Homes

Houses reach the edge of the desert on the outskirts of Albuquerque, N.M., on July 5, 2018. Brian Snyder/Reuters

Police in New Mexico on Monday said they had arrested a man in connection with shootings at the homes and offices of six elected Democratic officials.

“There is a suspect in custody, on unrelated charges, related to these incidents,” Albuquerque police Chief Harold Medina told a press conference. “We do have one of the firearms involved in one of the incidents in our possession.”