![]() ![]() “I’ll speak with President Trump to thank him for his support, and to see if in cooperation agreements there’s the possibility of getting help,” he told a news conference. Mexican president Lopez Obrador, who faces criticism for his country’s handling of drug violence, said he would welcome help but did not want Mexico’s independence compromised. The governments of the states of Sonora and Chihuahua both released statements confirming an investigation had been launched. The religious community has been settled in northern Mexico for decades and is part of a breakaway Mormon sect that left the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the early 20th century because of its stance against polygamy. If Mexico needs or requests help in cleaning out these…. “The cartels have become so large and powerful that you sometimes need an army to defeat an army!”Ī 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. We merely await a call from your great new president!” he tweeted. “This is the time for Mexico, with the help of the United States, to wage WAR on the drug cartels and wipe them off the face of the earth. Mr Trump urged the Mexican president to “wage war” on drug cartels and said the US would help. ![]() US President Donald Trump described the victims as a group of “wonderful family and friends” who “got caught between two vicious drug cartels, who were shooting at each other”. Investigators found more than 200 spent shell casings, mostly from assault rifles, at the scene which stretched for kilometres. They are all reported to be members of the extended LeBaron family. Other members suffered injuries including an eight-year-old boy shot in the jaw and leg, a four-year-old boy shot in the back and a nine-month-old baby shot in the chest. She listed the dead as Rhonita Maria Miller, 30, and children Howard, 12, Krystal, 10, and twins Titus and Tiana, 8 months Christina Marie Langford Johnson, 29 Dawna Ray Langford, 43, and children Trevor, 11 and Rogan, 2. Ms Miller said one of Dawna’s sons hid his six siblings in the bushes and covered them with branches while he went for help, taking six hours to reach LaMora. ![]() Dawna and two of her boys were also killed in the gunfire.” “She gave her life to try and save the rest. “They both were fired upon from ahead and Christina jumped out waving her arms to let the attackers know that it was women and children in the vehicles. “On another part of the road, about 10 miles ahead, were Christina, with her baby Faith in her vehicle, and Dawna with nine children in hers. “Nita and the four of her seven children she had taken on the trip were burned to mostly ashes and only a few charred bones left to identify that all five had been inside. “The first vehicle was found full of bullet holes and completely ablaze. These were innocent civilians, American citizens simply trying to live peaceful lives.” “They were ambushed by the Mexican cartels shot, burned, and murdered in cold blood. The Mormon group, which has been living in Mexico for decades, has been targeted in the past for standing up to the cartels but on this occasion a family member said they had not received any threats.Ī cousin of the victims, Kendra Miller, posted an update on Facebook, saying the cars had been driving from their community in the mountains of the state of Sonora – two of them to see family in neighbouring Chihuahua and one to pick up her husband from an airport in Phoenix, Arizona. The country has been fighting a war on drug cartels for more than a decade, with regular gruesome attacks and violent bloodshed, but this attack has sparked particular outrage. Mexican authorities say the convoy of three mothers and 14 children may have been accidentally targeted in the region which is home to rival drug cartels – La Linea and Los Chapos. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |