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The narrative then shifts to a harrowing incident — a family massacre in a Mormon homestead in Sonora. Several vehicles were shot up and burned during cartel violence in a border town called Agaprienta, with innocent children caught in the crossfire. She describes how her sister and other women and children were ambushed, murdered, or left wounded in an attack driven by cartel territorial disputes.
When her family attempted to reach the scene, they encountered military checkpoints deliberately slowed or obstructed by cartels, illustrating how entrenched the mafia's influence is in local security. The story of baby Faith surviving gunfire after her vehicle was shot up, only to be found alive in a mountain pass hours later, exemplifies the chaos and horror faced every day.