AZMEX SPECIAL2 5-11-19

AZMEX SPECIAL2 5 NOV 2019

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At least 9 US citizens die in cartel attack in north Mexico
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BY ASSOCIATED PRESS | NOVEMBER 5, 2019 AT 4:55 AM
UPDATED: NOVEMBER 5, 2019 AT 12:12 PM

https://ktar.com/story/2831252/at-least-9-us-citizens-die-in-cartel-attack-in-north-mexico/


(Kenny Miller/Courtesy of Alex LeBaron via AP)


MEXICO CITY – Drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs along a dirt road, slaughtering at least six children and three women – all of them U.S. citizens living in northern Mexico – in a grisly attack that left one vehicle a burned-out, bullet-riddled hulk, authorities said Tuesday.

The dead included 8-month-old twins. Eight children were found alive after escaping from the vehicles and hiding in the brush, but at least five had bullet wounds or other injuries and were taken to Phoenix for treatment.

The gunmen apparently killed one woman, Christina Langford Johnson, after she jumped out of her vehicle and waved her hands to show she wasn't a threat, according to an account published by family members and corroborated by prosecutors and a relative in a telephone interview.

Security Secretary Alfonso Durazo said the gunmen may have mistaken the group's large SUVs for rival gangs.
Relatives said the victims are from the La Mora religious community in northern Mexico, a decades-old settlement in Sonora state founded as part of an offshoot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.


Taylor Langford said in an interview Tuesday that he was provided with an account of what happened by his father and his uncle, who Langford said went to the scene and spoke with Mexican authorities.

Langford said a car driven by Rhonita Miller that was about 10 miles behind the other two cars was shot first until it was engulfed in flames, burning her and her four children, including twin babies.

He said the other two cars were attacked next and that Christina Langford had her baby in her car and Dawna Langford had nine children in hers.
Langford said a 9-year-old girl shot in the arm and found hours later.

He said Miller was on her way to Phoenix to pick up her husband from the airport and that the other two women were on their way to visit relatives who live in Mexico.

The U.S. Embassy did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Mexico's federal Department of Security and Citizens' Protection said late Monday that security forces were reinforced with National Guard, army and state police troops in the area following "the reports about disappearance and aggression against several people." The troops were searching for the missing community members, believed to include 11 children or more.

Another relative, Julian LeBaron, said on his Facebook page the dead woman was Rhonita Maria LeBaron.
Another family member, Nefi LeBaron, posted a video of the burned-out vehicle.
An unidentified man in tears said, "Nita and four of my grandchildren are burnt and shot up."


LeBaron also posted a pair of family portraits to social media.

13 US CITIZENS KIDNAPPED AND BEING KILLED... This is happening at this very moment, please help spread the word!! 💔😭 Update: Devan and Trevor ran over 5 miles to get help. These 2 brave boys hid as many of the surviving children as they could. They are hidden under a tree. Donna and Christina have been confirmed shot and killed along with some of the younger children. We don't know how many of the kids made it. They were ambushed. The families are currently headed to rescue the surviving children. We don't know who survive or who's injured or if they are still in danger. More updates to come.

13 US CITIZENS KIDNAPPED AND BEING KILLED... 3 mothers 7 innocent children murdered... 4 children are being rescued at this moment.

Short summary: All 3 families were driving together in a caravan through Northern Mexico. We assume that they got in a mafia cross fire. The families are thinking that the mafia mistook Rhonita's vehicle for a rivals, then proceeded to attack. They eventually realized they killed an innocent family. To cover their tracks they burnt the vehicle with all of the passengers inside. Then took all the other woman and children hostage. It's a developing story. That's all we have. 10 confirmed dead. 13 victims are children.

1 mother (Rhonita) and 4 kids shot and burned alive.
2 mothers and their children kidnapped. (Then these 2 mothers and 3 more children were confirmed dead...) 1st mother: Dawna langford 43
Her kids:
kylie evelyn 14
devin blake 13
Trevor harvey 11
Mckenzie rayne 9
Cody greyson 7
Jake ryder 6
Xander boe 4
Rogan Jay 3
Brixon Oliver 10 months

2nd mother: Christina with her infant baby.
They are all US citizens.

This happened sometime this afternoon.

Please contact your local news stations. Send them pictures and info. We need to blast this story! Please share and please continue praying for these families. The more awareness we create, the more pressure it puts on getting the survivors back.

I am in shock and are horrified. Please help bring the survivors home safely. 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔


President Donald Trump tweeted the U.S. was ready to help Mexico rid itself of the drug cartels.

A wonderful family and friends from Utah got caught between two vicious drug cartels, who were shooting at each other, with the result being many great American people killed, including young children, and some missing. If Mexico needs or requests help in cleaning out these.....
....monsters, the United States stands ready, willing & able to get involved and do the job quickly and effectively. The great new President of Mexico has made this a big issue, but the cartels have become so large and powerful that you sometimes need an army to defeat an army!


John LeBaron, another relative, posted on his Facebook page that six of his aunt's children had been left abandoned but alive on a roadside.
It would not be the first time that members of the break-away church had been attacked in northern Mexico, where their forebears settled – often in Chihuahua state – decades ago.
In 2009, Benjamin LeBaron, an anti-crime activist who was related to those killed in Monday's attack, was murdered in 2009 in neighboring Chihuahua state.
A suspect was detained near Agua Prieta, the Sonora prosecutor's office said, but it was unclear whether the person had taken part in the ambush.
The suspect had assault rifles and a .50-caliber sniper rifle and was holding two bound kidnap victims, authorities said.

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