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Man accused of shooting a Taos motorist over a $400 debt

TAOS, N.M. (AP) — A man has been arrested for allegedly shooting and wounding another motorist in Taos over a $400 debt. Taos County Sheriff's officials say 54-year-old Paul Trujillo is jailed on $20,000 cash bond on suspicion of shooting at or from a vehicle, assault with intent to commit injury or death and aggravated assault. It was unclear Friday night if Trujillo has a lawyer yet. Sheriff's deputies responded to a shots fired call about 10:30 a.m. Friday and found a luxury car crashed into a fence and a 34-year-old Cerro man with a gunshot wound to his foot. The gunman fled the scene in a pickup truck and deputies eventually identified the suspect as Trujillo. Sheriff's officials say Trujillo's home was searched and the rifle believed used in the shooting was recovered.