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MAGA Hat Gunman Opens Fire at Rally Over Conquistador Statue: Reports<!-- wp:html --><p>Brandon Bell/Getty Images</p> <p>A suspect is in custody after a shooting broke out at a protest in New Mexico over the installation of a statue of a conquistador, leaving at least one person in the hospital, authorities said Thursday.</p> <p>The gunman, reportedly seen earlier in the day sporting a red “Make America Great Again” hat was collared by sheriff’s deputies shortly after fleeing the scene in a white Tesla, according to the <em><a href="https://www.abqjournal.com/news/man-shot-at-juan-de-o-ate-statue-rally-in-espa-ola-heres-what-we/article_946dcd3c-5e2d-11ee-9363-97e4e793df8a.html#tncms-source=home-featured-7-block">Albuquerque Journal</a></em>. </p> <p>The newspaper reported that he identified himself to a <em>Journal </em>photographer on the scene as Ryan Martinez prior to the shooting, and that he allegedly shot a Native American man following a “scuffle.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/man-shot-by-suspect-in-maga-hat-at-new-mexico-protest-over-juan-de-onate-statue-report">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

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A suspect is in custody after a shooting broke out at a protest in New Mexico over the installation of a statue of a conquistador, leaving at least one person in the hospital, authorities said Thursday.

The gunman, reportedly seen earlier in the day sporting a red “Make America Great Again” hat was collared by sheriff’s deputies shortly after fleeing the scene in a white Tesla, according to the Albuquerque Journal.

The newspaper reported that he identified himself to a Journal photographer on the scene as Ryan Martinez prior to the shooting, and that he allegedly shot a Native American man following a “scuffle.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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