Baca adds that Sacred Heart Church is considered a safe haven and they just can't storm in without cause. "There are save heaven areas or secure areas in which we could not just go and patrol ...

Amid the roar of the planes flying overhead, Sacred Heart Church stands alone near 16th Street and Buckeye Road in Phoenix. It is all that is left of what was once the Golden Gate Barrio.

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, 219 E. Rockwood Blvd., is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its dedication, Dec. 7, 1969. Mass on Dec. 1 was in honor of the church’s 50 years.