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Photos show graffiti reading "ICE = KKK"

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TARIFFS, TIKTOK AND MORE. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH OUR TOP STORY. THE FBI NOW LEADING THE INVESTIGATION INTO A FIRE IN FRONT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF NEW MEXICO’S ALBUQUERQUE OFFICE. ALYSSA MUNOZ IS LIVE WITH WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THAT FIRE, THAT RPM CALLS ARSON. WELL, THAT FIRE HAPPENED RIGHT HERE OUTSIDE THE FRONT DOOR, LIKE YOU SAID. YOU CAN SEE IT’S ALL BOARDED UP NOW. NOW WE’RE TOLD THAT NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT THE REPUBLICANS BELIEVE THAT THIS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED. ALBUQUERQUE FIRE RESCUE RESPONDED TO THE FIRE AT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OFFICE SUNDAY MORNING. OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BELIEVES IT WAS SET INTENTIONALLY. THERE WAS NO WAY FOR A FIRE TO HAVE STARTED ON ITS OWN. WHERE THE FIRE STARTED, IT WAS LITERALLY AT THE FRONT DOOR. THE FLAMES REACHING THE CEILING AND LEAVING SOME DAMAGE INSIDE THE SIDE OF THE OFFICE WAS ALSO TAGGED. COMPARING IMMIGRATION, CUSTOMS AND ENFORCEMENT TO THE KKK. LAST NIGHT THERE WAS A TOWN HALL MEETING WITH TERESA LEGER, WHO SPECIFICALLY MADE A COMMENT TO CONTINUE TO AGITATE THE OTHER SIDE. AND FIVE HOURS LATER, THIS HAPPENS TO OUR HEADQUARTERS. BARELA IS REFERRING TO ONE OF THE REMARKS MADE BY CONGRESSWOMAN TERESA LEGER FERNANDEZ SATURDAY. AND WE HAVE A THREE PRONGED PROJECT LEGISLATE, LITIGATE, AGITATE. AND YOU GUYS ARE PART OF THE AGITATE PART. THE TOWN HALL WAS HOSTED AS A PUSHBACK ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S LATEST DECISIONS. AND TO EXPLAIN WHAT FERNANDEZ IS DOING TO STOP THEM. FERNANDEZ SENT A STATEMENT SAYING, IN PART, POLITICAL VIOLENCE OF ANY SORT IS UNACCEPTABLE, INCLUDING THIS ATTACK AT MY TOWN HALL. I SPOKE ABOUT LOVE IN ACTION, ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOWING RESPECT AND LISTENING. IT IS A LUDICROUS LEAP TO TWIST ENCOURAGING DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION. SENATOR NICOLE TOBIASON HOPES THERE IS NO MORE VIOLENCE WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICAL DIFFERENCES, WHERE PEOPLE ARE TODAY THAT THEY THINK VIOLENCE IS AN ANSWER, IT’S NOT A SOLUTION. WE’VE ALWAYS LIVED IN SOCIETY WITH DIFFERENT BELIEF SYSTEMS. NOW THE FBI IS INVESTIGATING THIS INCIDENT AND THEY HAVE NOT SAID WHETHER THIS IS ARSON. REPORTING IN ALBUQUERQUE. I’M ALYSSA MUNOZ KOAT ACTION SEVEN NEWS. DPI TELLING KOAT IN PART THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF NEW MEXICO CONDEMNS ANY VANDALISM AT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF NEW MEXICO HEADQUARTERS AS STRONGLY AS POSSIBLE. WE FIRMLY MAINTAIN THAT THIS

Updated: 8:16 AM MDT Mar 31, 2025

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Fire at local GOP headquarters, party blames arson

Photos show graffiti reading "ICE = KKK"

Updated: 8:16 AM MDT Mar 31, 2025

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A fire broke out at the entrance of a Republican Party of New Mexico office Sunday morning. Party officials say the fire is a case of arson.Albuquerque Fire Rescue says it and Bernalillo County Fire Rescue were called to the office on San Francisco Dr. NE at 5:56 a.m., where crews reported a working fire when they arrived.Firefighters got the fire under control within 5 minutes. AFR says the front entryway suffered fire damage and smoke damage throughout the building. No one was injured.Graffiti on the building near the fire reads "ICE = KKK." In a statement, Republican Party of New Mexico Chairwoman Amy Barela said, “We are deeply relieved that no one was harmed in what could have been a tragic and deadly attack. Those who resort to violence to undermine our state and nation must be held accountable, and our state leaders must reinforce through decisive action that these cowardly attacks will not be tolerated.”Barela also mentioned that the incident happened after Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez spoke at a town hall Saturday in Santa Fe. In a statement, Rep. Leger Fernandez said, "Political violence of any sort is unacceptable, including this attack. The perpetrators must be held accountable. Every American should be able to freely and safely participate in our democracy.""At my town hall, I spoke about love in action - about the importance of showing respect and listening. It is a ludicrous leap to twist encouraging democratic participation, calling your Representatives and showing up at town halls into an insinuation of violence," Rep. Leger Fernandez said. "The Republican Party's accusations are themselves dangerous and the ultimate disrespect to our political process. They distract from the real work of bringing people together to build a better future."AFR says it is investigating the fire's cause.This story is developing.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

A fire broke out at the entrance of a Republican Party of New Mexico office Sunday morning. Party officials say the fire is a case of arson.

Albuquerque Fire Rescue says it and Bernalillo County Fire Rescue were called to the office on San Francisco Dr. NE at 5:56 a.m., where crews reported a working fire when they arrived.

Firefighters got the fire under control within 5 minutes. AFR says the front entryway suffered fire damage and smoke damage throughout the building. No one was injured.

Graffiti on the building near the fire reads "ICE = KKK."

Republican Party of New Mexico

In a statement, Republican Party of New Mexico Chairwoman Amy Barela said, “We are deeply relieved that no one was harmed in what could have been a tragic and deadly attack. Those who resort to violence to undermine our state and nation must be held accountable, and our state leaders must reinforce through decisive action that these cowardly attacks will not be tolerated.”

Barela also mentioned that the incident happened after Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez spoke at a town hall Saturday in Santa Fe. In a statement, Rep. Leger Fernandez said, "Political violence of any sort is unacceptable, including this attack. The perpetrators must be held accountable. Every American should be able to freely and safely participate in our democracy."

"At my town hall, I spoke about love in action - about the importance of showing respect and listening. It is a ludicrous leap to twist encouraging democratic participation, calling your Representatives and showing up at town halls into an insinuation of violence," Rep. Leger Fernandez said. "The Republican Party's accusations are themselves dangerous and the ultimate disrespect to our political process. They distract from the real work of bringing people together to build a better future."

AFR says it is investigating the fire's cause.

This story is developing.

Fire at local GOP headquarters, party blames arson

Photos show graffiti reading "ICE = KKK"

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