Her 7-month-old daughter, Faith Langford, survived. She was trying to verify from relatives in Mexico exactly how many people died. "I don't know what kind of monsters dare to hurt women and children. The FBI has opened an investigation into the massacre of... Post was not sent - check your email addresses! It was not clear when he was arrested. All about the Florida home Trump will live in after the White House, 'I love what they did': Snoop Dogg on Trump granting clemency to pal, Melania Trump steps out in $3,700 orange dress after landing in Florida, Dog imitates owner's limp in heartwarming show of 'sympathy'. The three moms and six children gunned down by drug cartel thugs in northern Mexico were deliberately targeted, according to a new report. CJNG cartel members get ambushed in Michoacán, Mexico Pregnant woman and men accused of theft have hands amputated by CJNG cartel Man beheaded by rival cartel in Mexico © 2021 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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The investigation involved municipal and state police, the state attorney general's office, the army and the National Guard, which launched an air and land operation in the area where the incident occurred, according to a written statement provided to The Arizona Republic. identified one of the victims on his Facebook page, 13 officers killed, 9 wounded in Mexican police convoy, Mob ties mayor to back of truck, drags him through town, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. The ambush scene stretched for miles. Staddon gave her name as Rhonita Miller, 33. Among those killed were Christina Marie Langford Johnson, a mother who stepped out of her SUV to confront one of the gunmen. Staddon originally thought 10 relatives had been killed. She said they told her that after gunmen killed her sister-in-law and two children, they opened the door and saw more children and let them go. Leah Staddon, who lives in Arizona, said her nephew's wife and her four children died in the blaze. Johnson's baby was found alive inside the vehicle, Staddon said. A 21-year-old Mexican cartel assassin — known for flaunting her curves and dangerous weapons on social media — was gunned down in a shootout with authorities, according to new reports. It's not the first time that members of the breakaway church have been attacked in northern Mexico, where their forebears settled – often in Chihuahua state – decades ago. … Thanks for contacting us. Sitemap The victims were members of La Mora, a decades-old settlement in Sonora state founded as part of an offshoot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about 70 miles south of Douglas, Arizona. Benjamin LeBaron (left) and Luis Widmar Stubbs (right), who are members of the same Mormon community as the family killed on Monday by a Mexican cartel, were also murdered … Contributing: The Associated Press. 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Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Your California Privacy Rights Staddon said the travelers belonged to a fundamentalist Mormon ranching community that has lived in Bavispe for more than 40 years. 150,959, This story has been shared 134,722 times. MEXICO CITY – Nine members of a family with dual U.S. and Mexican citizenship –three mothers and their young children – were killed in a shooting attack that relatives suspect might have been a case of mistaken identity by Mexican drug cartel gunmen. Roberto González Montes, the This story has been shared 197,871 times. Biden immediately overturns Trump executive orders, says he got his letter. ... whose brother Benjamin was killed by cartel gunmen in 2009, claims that the attack was targeted. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. This story has been shared 150,959 times. Dawna Ray Langford, who was driving an SUV with her nine children inside, was slain nearby along with her two sons, Trevor, 11, and Rogan, 3. 302 *HOT ASSASSIN* KILLED IN *CARTEL SHOOTOUT* = FEDERALES WON . Members of the Fundamentalist Mormon group were ambushed while driving in three vehicles, with authorities believing a drug cartel may be responsible. The alleged boss of a Mexican drug cartel has been busted in connection to the slaughter of three Mormon mothers and their six children last year, according to reports. © 2021 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Gunmen have killed nine members of the same US Mormon family in an area notorious for drug traffickers and bandits. Family members visited the scene of the massacre, escorted by members of the Mexican Army. Christina Ricci files for restraining order against James Heerdegen. We've received your submission. Johnson was traveling in a third vehicle with her baby, Staddon said. 134,722, © 2021 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved Lupita Orduno, a spokeswoman for the Sonora Attorney General's Office, said authorities planned to release more details about the attack Tuesday. Relative of Americans Killed in Mexico Says Family Was Used as 'Bait' in Drug Cartel War this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. CARTEL killers who butchered nine Mormon women and children in Mexico are fighting the most barbaric drugs war in the country’s blood-soaked history. Rhonita Miller, 30, was also killed along with her four children, including 8-month-old twins. A father calls for wild west-style militia 'posses' after his daughter and his four grandchildren were killed by Mexican cartel hitman on November 4 in the Sierra Madre mountains in Mexico Pictures on display at a wake for Rhonita Miller and four of her children. He states that there can be no mistaken identity as the surviving children claimed that one of the female victims had attempted to identify herself to stop the attack. As Governor, I will do everything to make sure this does not go unpunished and those responsible pay.". The ambush on Dawna Ray Langford, Christina Marie Langford The massacre allegedly came during turf warfare between Montes’ La Línea and the rival Sinaloa Cartel that was previously led by Joaquin ” El Chapo” Guzman, according to the outlet, citing an Attorney General investigation. Staddon said her sister-in-law's oldest son, a young teenager, hid the smaller children behind a tree, then walked back to the family's ranch for help. The alleged cartel members were arrested by the Office of the Special Prosecutor for Organized Crime Investigation, the Secretary of National Defense, the National Intelligence Center and the navy, El Diario said. Did Garth Brooks get hair plugs for Joe Biden’s inauguration? Roberto González Montes, the alleged leader of La Línea, who is known as “El32” or “El Mudo,” meaning the mute, was arrested as part of a huge multi-agency investigation into the murders in Mexico last November, sources told El Diario on Monday. He was arrested alongside Eulalio Domínguez Alanís and Santiago Casavantes Radovich, who is known as “El Condor,” the sources said. The mothers were driving from Bavispe to a wedding in LaBaron, a community in the state of Chihuahua, when their three vehicles loaded with children were hit by gunfire. The Security Committee of Sonora confirmed late Monday that authorities in Sonora and Chihuahua were investigating an attack that occurred earlier in the day involving a burned vehicle and the kidnapping of several people. November 24, 2020 | 7:27am | Updated November 24, 2020 | 9:34am. Another relative, Julián LeBaron, identified one of the victims on his Facebook page as Rhonita María LeBaron. It was not immediately clear what role the trio is accused of playing in the slaughters of the nine, who were part of a convoy of 17 ambushed while driving to a wedding in the border state of Sonora. Privacy Notice Suspected drug cartel ambush:13 officers killed, 9 wounded in Mexican police convoy, More news in Mexico:Mob ties mayor to back of truck, drags him through town, "As a mother I feel anger, repudiation and deep pain for what cowards did in the mountains between Sonora and Chihuahua," she wrote. Nine members of an extended Mormon family have been killed by a Mexican drug cartel. One of the vehicles exploded in flames. Staddon said her brother discovered the smoldering, bullet-ridden vehicle. Staddon said she learned later Monday that her sister-in law and her cousin had been killed. She identified her sister-in-law as Dawna Langford, who was traveling in a second vehicle with nine children. The nine killed Monday were connected to the LeBaron family, which has repeatedly been victim to drug cartel violence in Mexico. This story has been shared 134,722 times. Benjamin LeBaron, an anti-crime activist who founded neighborhood patrols against cartels, was killed in 2009 in a watershed moment in Mexico's drug war. US family killed on way to wedding in Mexico Several family members were killed during an ambush in Northern Mexico, less than 100 miles from the U.S. border. ‘RHOSLC’ star Jen Shah on the dangers of calling women of color ‘scary’. The site where nine Mormon women and children were killed in Mexico last year. 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. Benjamin LeBaron, an anti-crime activist who founded neighborhood patrols against cartels, was killed in 2009 in a watershed moment in Mexico's drug war. In a massacre that shocked people around the world, three American women and six children were slaughtered by drug cartel sicarios in northern Mexico on Monday. Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Though it is our understanding that they are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, our love, prayers and sympathies are with them as they mourn and remember their loved ones.". Eight children survived, Miller says. Mexico: Gunmen kill US Mormon family members President Trump has urged his Mexican counterpart to accept help from the US "to wage WAR on the drug cartels and wipe them off the face of the earth." The alleged boss of a Mexican drug cartel has been busted in connection to the slaughter of three Mormon mothers and their six children last year, according to reports. The reputed La Linea cartel leader "El 32" is accused in the massacre in Mexico of members of the LeBarón family of dual U.S.-Mexican citizens. Your Ad Choices The attack happened Monday near Rancho La Mora on the border between Sonora and Chihuahua in a remote, mountainous area where the Sinaloa cartel has been engaged in a turf war with another gang. Staddon identified her cousin as Christina Johnson. An aerial view of La Mora ranch, the home of nine Mormons who died after an ambush in Mexico. The LDS Church posted a statement on its website: "We are heartbroken to hear of the tragedy that has touched these families in Mexico. The governor of Sonora, Claudia Pavlovich Arellano, said on Twitter that as a mother, she felt "deep pain" for the victims and vowed that the "cowards" would not go unpunished. A mourner holds a rememberance card at the funeral ceremony for Dawna Ray Langford, 43, and her sons Trevor and Rogan. This story has been shared 197,871 times. I don’t understand how someone could do that.". "It's devastating," she said. So far, more than a dozen alleged cartel members have been arrested. One person was in custody Wednesday, but many questions remained unanswered surrounding the massacre that took the lives of nine family members in northern Mexico. A family member, Kendra Lee Miller, tells NBC News that 8-month old twins were killed in the attack. Relatives say their family members were ambushed on the way to a wedding in Mexico, possibly in a case of mistaken identity by a drug cartel. The arrest in the northern province of Chihuahua was confirmed by the local Secretary of State for Public Security, Emilio García Ruiz, who said Montes had already been flown to Mexico City to be charged before a judge, according to Entrelineas. The dead and six others injured were all members of La Mora, a decades-old settlement in Sonora founded as part of an offshoot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ‘The Mandalorian’ vs. ‘The Boys’ vs. ‘Star Trek: Picard’ vs. ‘Tiger King’: What Was The Biggest Streaming Show of 2020? 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