The murder of women and children in a Mormon family in Mexico has President Trump calling for the eradication of drug cartels—with US help. All the victims have dual US-Mexico citizenship, reports CNN. "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," wrote Trump. "We merely await a call from your great new president!" In other tweets, he said the family "got caught between two vicious drug cartels, who were shooting at each other," and again asserted that the US was ready to help. "Sometimes need an army to defeat an army!" Many details of what happened are still unclear. Coverage:
- The victims: Three mothers and six children have been confirmed dead, reports the AP. The youngest victims were 7-month-old twins, per CBS News. The family belongs to a decades-old settlement that's an offshoot of the Mormon church in Mexico's Sonora state, south of Arizona. At least five injured children have been transferred to hospitals in Phoenix.
- The attack: They were driving in three separate cars, some headed to a wedding in a nearby town and others to the US border, when gunmen opened fire on them, per CBS. Family members say children were shot at while fleeing, and others were burned alive in vehicles. Cousin Kenny LeBaron says gunmen opened fire on a car that had broken down, then also attacked the two other cars further up the road, reports the Salt Lake Tribune.