morning? you going to escort us? okay. a guy got stabbed in the chest. they don't know if he's bleeding. he's in the red zone so we'll have to wait for an escort. >> reporter: these neighborhoods almost feel broken. >> it does feel -- especially at this moment knowing that we right around the corner and we can't do anything. >> reporter: can't do anything because martin and his crew must wait for a police escort. he says 80 of their ambulance crews were targeted last year. impatiently waiting so they too don't join a growing list of victims. >> what is happening? >> reporter: the mothers of this broken place live every day with the memories of their lost sons. gathering together to gain strength. >> what is violence doing to families here? >> it's breaking families up