>> most of these perpetrators of these crimes, most of the victims of these crimes being young black males and i'm from a neighborhood where this was happening but there's a huge difference. there were adults doing it in the '90s and '80s. these are kids doing it. >> reporter: for ronald jones, he's not ready to give up on the city that he loves. >> i grew up here. my people from here, i have so many family members here. i want to see everybody take it. the table is big enough for everybody to eat. >> reporter: community members tell me they are desperate for change, tired of knowing someone who has died from the violence in the city. both the police chief and the mayor believe all the technology improvements that are on the way are going to help, but they say they need more community involvement to cap this crime issue. reporting in shreveport, ryan young, cnn. >> thank you so much. a chaotic scene in montana after an amtrak train derails. we've got the latest on the