[FITZ]

Isn't that the weirdest bit of political correctness in an article you've ever seen? They had to invent "cultural-racism hate crime" because it was hispanic against hispanic which confuses them. They don't realize some people don't like foreigners at all ---like this guy probably, some don't like foreigners when they attempt to take over. I'm sure if the offender was lighter skinned, the article would have carefully mentioned that but likely he wasn't.

[dennisw]

Yes it was hatred of foreigners that lead him to shoot I guess. Perhaps there was something else that's not mentioned in the article. Was there a feud? Were the "Mexicans" illegal and/or playing loud music and making a mess of their yard? 

My speculation would be the same as yours that the shooter was of Spanish Mexican descent and the ones shot at were darker Mestizos. New Mexico has always been one of our poorest states. A huge influx of illegal Mexicans sure won't help.