New Mexico man shot at protest over Spanish conquistador statue installation

A MAGA-hat wearing man shot a native protestor, got in a Tesla, and drove away

A man who identified himself to the Albuquerque Journal as Ryan Martinez, of East Mountains, pulls a gun during a rally outside the Rio Arriba County building in Española, N.M., Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. The man scrambling at lower left was not shot.Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal via AP A New Mexico man was charged Friday with attempted murder following a shooting that wounded one. Defendant Ryan David Martinez was caught on camera firing his w…

Man in Maga hat charged over shooting of Indigenous activist at statue protest

Jacob Johns seriously injured at protest against reinstallation of statue honoring Spanish conquistador in Española, New MexicoAn Indigenous justice activist is fighting for his life after a man wearing a hat with the Donald Trump slogan “Make America great again” allegedly shot him during a protest against the reinstallation of a statue honoring a Spanish conquistador in New Mexico.Jacob Johns was shot on Thursday morning in the northern New Me…

Man shot in New Mexico during protest over statue of conquistador

A man was shot Thursday in Espanola, New Mexico during a protest over the reinstallation of a statute of the conquistador Juan de Onate, who massacred and enslaved the Acoma Indigenous people in 1599. Juan de Onate was eventually charged with using “excessive force” against the Acoma people. According to the New Mexico State Police and local authorities, there was an altercation, leading to the shooting of the victim, though they did not specify…

Trump-supporting fascist charged with attempted murder after shooting unarmed man protesting Spanish conquistador statue in New Mexico

Thursday’s shooting is the latest manifestation of far-right political violence incited and cultivated by the aspiring dictator Trump and the Republican Party.

New Mexico man charged with attempted murder in shooting at protest over Spanish conquistador statue

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man was charged Friday with attempted murder in a shooting that wounded one person at a protest over plans to install a statue of a Spanish conquistador outside government offices in the city of Española.

Shooter opens fire at New Mexico protest against conquistador statue, injuring 1

A man was shot Thursday after gunfire erupted at a protest in northern New Mexico, where activists opposed the installation of a statue of Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate. The man was injured and taken to the hospital while Rio Arriba County sheriff's officials arrested the suspected shooter, 23-year-old Ryan Martinez. Authorities said Martinez was the only suspect wanted in connection to the shooting. Oñate has been a controversial figure in…