The families at La Mora – who hold both U.S. and Mexican citizenship – found themselves grappling with a question: To stay or leave?
Arizona RepublicLA MORA, Mexico – Row after row of pomegranate tree branches hang low with ripe red fruit, bursting open with the sweet tangy seeds inside. They line essentially every home in La Mora, a small community of about 30 houses nestled among cloud-covered desert mountains in eastern Sonora.
And the families at La Mora – who hold both U.S. and Mexican citizenship – found themselves grappling with a question.David Langford is consoled his children and family members during the funeral of his wife, Dawna Ray Langford, and their children Trevor, 11, and Rogan, 2, who were ambushed by gunmen near Rancho La Mora, Mexico. Governor of Sonora, Mexico, Claudia Artemiza Pavlovich Arellano, also attended the funeral.
“The atrocity of this crime, to me, I can’t even comprehend it. It’s gonna take years for me to even get over this. To me this is no little thing,” Langford said. “I do not feel safe here, and I won’t because the truth is we are not safe here at the community.” Families living in La Mora and even more that traveled there for the funeral services said the decision to stay or leave is an ongoing discussion among themselves. Almost everyone acknowledged there will be some people leaving for good because of the shootings.
Miller was supposed to be getting married this weekend and had planned on moving to Utah with her husband after the wedding – but it has been postponed. "For me, I look at it and I think, 'I can't leave these people,'" she said. "We can leave easily because we're dual citizens. But what about all these people? They can't just pick up and leave. And so I personally feel that I want to do everything I can to lend my voice to lend my support my action into making this once again a safe place."But security around La Mora could remain a concern for some time.
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