They speculated that the family might have been victims of mistaken identity . Their sport utility vehicles “could have been confused by the criminal groups that are fighting in the region,” said Alfonso Durazo, Mexico’s security minister. In particular, it was unclear whether the attackers had intentionally targeted the family, which has in the past spoken out about the criminal groups that plague the northern border states of Sonora and Chihuahua. The three cars were traveling Monday morning from La Mora, in the state of Sonora, to Colonia LeBarón in the state of Chihuahua, a four-hour drive partly along a dirt road through the mountains, relatives said. Her car broke down, Mr. LeBarón said, and the gunmen “opened fire on Rhonita and torched her car.”She was killed, along with an 11-year-old boy, a 9-year-old girl and the twins, he said.

Source: New York Times November 06, 2019 01:00 UTC