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Attack. investigators found 200 shell casings at the scene. we're told one of the mothers tried to protect her 7-month-old child by putting the car seat on the floor and covering it with her body. relatives say one of the women was on her way from arizona for a shopping trip and two others were picking up their husbands from the airport. the families traveled together because they thought it would be safer. officials say attackers may have mistaken the group's large vehicles for those of rival gangs. sam brock joins us with the latest. sam, shed some light onto what was going on here. >> i thi...

Assistant warden amanda parker takes me straight to the tower. from here, every move the prisoners make is monitored. >> they're conducting head count. the whereabouts of each individual in our jail. >> do you have a lot of simon city royals? >> yes. that's our predominant gang population, simon city. >> down on the cellblock, the royals are locked up with rival gangs, including their archenemies, the vice lords. everybody is on guard and watching their backs. you think a lot of guys get recruited in jail? >> most definitely. they feel like they have to for protection join up in order to survi...

From there, it tends to develop into a dangerous situation. >> while rival gangs can pose a threat to each other, they often reserve their harshest punishment for members who drop out and enter the jail's protective custody program. >> almost all gangs believe there is only one way in and one way out of their gang. that is through violence. we tell any ex-member of any major prison gang, your life is in danger. there is somebody out to get you. it is going to happen. >> that's the way it goes. those are the rules. you are in it for life. or you are dead. >> because of threats he faces for leav...

Peggy perales' pen pal relationships with two inmates from rival gangs have already caught the attention of the bexar county jail's gang intelligence division. >> so you got a guy that you have a child with but you're writing to somebody else as well? correct? >> one of the letters written to perales was intercepted by mail room staff, who suspected it might contain gang codes. now, she has some new trouble. >> perales? >> yes, sir. >> since the last time we spoke to her, we did a background check on her history within the facility and found that on her last incarceration, she was involved in ...

Royals are locked up with rival gangs. including their arch enemy. the vice lords. everybody is on guard. and watching their backs. >> do a lot of guys get recruit nd jail? >> they have to for protection. join up in order to survive prison. you have an 18 year-old male come through. this is his first time in jail. he thinks he can become a part of them. and he has family. >> if you look onto the tears, can you point out the simon city royals. >> they're identifiable. by tattoos. this one on the phone. the few up in the top. >> can they see us? >> yes. they're trying to figure out who you are. ...