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After burying last victims, some in Mexico's breakaway Mormon community head north
COLONIA LEBARON, Mexico (Reuters) - Members of a breakaway Mormon community tucked in the hills of northern Mexico buried the last of their dead on Saturday after a devastating massacre, and some headed for safer ground in the United States.Hundreds of friends and family from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border gathered in rural Colonia LeBaron to honor Christina Langford, who died in an ambush on Monday that killed nine. Family members say she exited her car with her arms outstretched to signal she was not a gang member - but not before wedging her infant daughter’s car seat on the floor of the vehicle. The baby, Faith, was found unharmed in the bullet-riddled sport utility vehicle. In a simple wooden church, pews were packed for a service that brought to a close three straight days of funerals. At the center of the altar, an arrangement of white flowers spelled the word "Mommy." "She brought light wherever she went," said Grecia Yuvel LeBaron, a friend of Langford’s. "We grew up together and thought that we would be friends forever." With the rites of mourning behind them, many in the community are now at a crossroads, unsure whether they are willing to risk staying in Mexico after the murders shattered their sense of safety. Related: AP - Community leaving after Mexico violence arrives in Arizona Posted by: Besoeker 2019-11-10 |
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