The victims include Christina Marie Langford Johnson, 29; Dawna Langford, 43; Trevor Langford, 11; Online Cigarettes Store USA and Rogan Langford, 2. Also killed were Rhonita Miller, 30; Howard Miller, 12; Krystal Miller, 10; and the 8-month-old twins, Titus and Tiana Miller.
Relatives of the family told multiple news outlets that they believe the attack was a case of mistaken identity by drug cartel gunmen, but authorities have not publicly released the motive. The FBI has joined Mexican officials in investigating the brutal killings.
“Everyone is in so much shock,” said relative Willie Jessop, according to NBC News. “It’s just unbelievable, Newport Cigarettes Shop and there’s just no way to comprehend it.”Both Mexican and U.S. government officials have vowed to find the people responsible for the murders.
President Donald Trump called the attackers “monsters” in a tweet on Tuesday, and added that “the United States stands ready, willing & able to get involved and do the job quickly and effectively. The great new President of Mexico has made this a big issue, but the cartels have become so large and powerful that you sometimes need an army to defeat an army!”
Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said in a tweet on Tuesday, “Through communication Cheap Newport 100s cigarettes with Trump, I send my deepest condolences to the family and friends of those who were killed on the borders of Chihuahua and Sonora.”
As of Tuesday evening, a GoFundMe set up for the family had raised nearly $57,000.