The killing of Mexican cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes on Sunday set off a wave of retaliatory violence from his gunmen, affecting areas popular with foreign tourists such as Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara.
In response, the US State Department urged American nationals to “seek shelter and remain in residences or hotels,” while several US airlines suspended flights to the popular resort town Puerto Vallarta, stranding many tourists who were desperate to escape the violence and return home.
CNN spoke to a number of those affected, including Dallas resident Adryan Moorefield, who was set to travel home from Puerto Vallarta on Sunday but awoke to the news that members of organized…