Three individuals arrested in connection with Mexico murders

Craig BennettPublished: December 3, 2019

Family and friends attend the burial service of Christina Langford Johnson the last victim of a cartel ambush that killed nine American women and children earlier this week, in Colonia LeBaron, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. In the attack Monday, Langford Johnson jumped out of her vehicle and waved her hands to show she was no threat to the attackers and was shot twice in the heart, community members say. Her daughter Faith Marie Johnson, 7 months old, was found unharmed in her car seat. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Mexican authorities have arrested three suspects in connection with the ambush that left nine members of a fundamentalist Mormon group dead last month.

Attorney General of the Republic Alejandro Manero says the Mexican military made the arrests, but has not provided any details about which drug cartel the suspects may be connected to.

The attack killed three women and six children who were members of the LeBaron family.

Authorities believes the family was caught between a territorial dispute involving two cartels in the region.

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