Julián LeBarón's full account of the events that happened

Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat from Proceso ty Gus

Julián LeBarón, a symbol of the fight against organized crime, demanded justice for the murder of nine relatives who yesterday were attacked in Bavispe, Sonora.

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“Everyone was shot and burned in their vehicle. Only ashes and a few bones remain, ”he said in a statement.

On the five infants who were injured, LeBarón, who was part of the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity, headed by the poet Javier Sicilia, mentioned that an ambulance took them to the hospital, and subsequently a helicopter sent by the Mexican Army provided them help, until the children's father arrived to take them to Phoenix, Arizona.

Here is Julián LeBarón's full account of the events that happened yesterday in Bavispe, Sonora

On the morning of November 4, 2019, three mothers in three vehicles, with 14 children among them, left La Mora, a small family community in the mountains of northeastern Sonora. Two of them to see the family in Chihuahua, and one to pick up her husband at the airport in Phoenix, AZ. They never made it. They were ambushed by the Mexican cartels; shot, burned and killed in cold blood. They were innocent civilians, citizens, who simply tried to live peaceful lives.

For 11 hours, their families throughout Sonora, Chihuahua and the Midwest of the USA,  waited with fear and horror at any news of possible survivors. The first vehicle was found full of bullet holes and completely on fire. Nita and the four of her seven children she had taken on the trip were mostly burned ash and only a few charred bones remained to identify that the five had been inside. Apparently, one tried to escape since the front passenger door was open and the remains were partially in and out of the vehicle.

Elsewhere along the way, about 10 miles ahead, were Christina, with her baby Faith in her vehicle, and Dawna with nine children in his. Both were shot from the front and Christina jumped waving her arms so the attackers knew there were women and children in the vehicles. She gave her life to try to save the rest. Dawna and two of her children were also killed in the shooting.

After witnessing how his mother and siblings were shot dead, Dawna's son, Devin, hid his other 6 brothers in the bushes and covered them with branches to keep them safe while seeking help. When Devin took too long to return, his 9-year-old sister left the remaining five children to try herself. Devin arrived in La Mora at 5:30 p. M., 6 hours after the ambush, providing the first report that someone had heard about their families and those of Christina.

Devin's uncles armed themselves and returned to try to find the hidden children, knowing that many of them were injured. They did not go far before realizing that they would risk death, as there had been continuous shooting for hours, in all the mountains near La Mora. The group of men waited a moment for reinforcements, and around 7:30, they found the children hidden. They found Christina's baby Faith with the vehicle surrounded by bullet impacts. Somehow she had remained intact and alive. She was in the car seat which appeared to have been hurriedly placed on the floor of the vehicle by her mother for protection.

The search did not end there. Mckenzie, the 9-year-old boy who had gone for help, was missing. Soldiers who had already arrived and the men of La Mora and nearby villages searched for two hours in the dark until they found him around 9:30.

The five Dawna children who were injured were picked up by a waiting ambulance and treated at the local hospital until a helicopter sent by the Mexican army came to pick them up. Their father David, who had already arrived from Tucson, Arizona, accompanied them to be transported in another helicopter that was waiting at the United States border, to be transported to Phoenix.

Devin, his brother Jake and Christina's baby Faith, all injured, are now in the care of their aunts and grandmothers in La Mora.

We lost 9 today. At this moment we are waiting, in the morning, for answers, justice.