Texas News It’s Still Unclear Whether Mexican Cartels Targeted Mormon Women And Children In Massacre KWBU | By Rhonda Fanning Published November 8, 2019 at 6:39 AM CST Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:02 Wonderlane/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) The murders took place in a rural part of Sonora State in northern Mexico. Authorities say gunmen likely mistook the SUVs carrying the family as those of a rival cartel. But relatives say that’s not possible since gunmen attacked vehicles in separate locations.