LeBarón and Langford families massacre
| Langford, Miller-LeBarón, & Johnson families massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Mexican Drug War | |
Burnt vehicle that was carrying 5 members of the family. | |
| Location | La Mora, Bavispe Municipality, Sonora, Mexico |
| Date | November 4, 2019 |
Attack type | Mass shooting, arson |
| Weapons | Firearms |
| Deaths | 9 |
| Injured | 6 |
| Perpetrators | La Línea (suspected) |
On November 4, 2019, about 70 miles (110 km) south of the Mexico–United States border, gunmen opened fire on a three-car convoy en route to a wedding carrying residents of the isolated La Mora community, which is predominantly composed of American Mexican "independent Mormons." Nine people were killed with some burned alive in a car (three women and six children, all of whom held dual US–Mexican citizenship). A drug cartel is believed to be behind the attack. In January 2025, a federal judge in Almoloya de Juárez ordered the Attorney General's Office to investigate the massacre as an act of terrorism in Mexico.