PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Emotions at the scene were raw. In the middle of the afternoon Tuesday, two young men — 20-year-old Khatrori Harper and an a 14-year-old, were gunned down outside Harper’s home off Turnpike Road in the Seaboard Square community.

Neighbors on the scene say two tall men wearing black masks opened fire in a neighborhood that is equipped with several surveillance cameras.

Days earlier, Aveyon Jordan, a beloved athlete at Churchland High School, was murdered on the tree-lined street of Haywood Drive.

Both cases remain unsolved.

The men of Andrew’s Brothers could holler and throw up both hands.

Instead, their arms are open to show love.

Members of the group understand the perils many children face in Portsmouth. In earlier decades, the Brothers learned the hard way about the costs associated with life on the streets. Rossie Coleman has street credibility and said many Portsmouth children have lives that are full of fear and empty of love.

“Young boys and young ladies have fear,” Coleman said, “and they are not receiving love from within their household and they’re reaching out in the world.”

With help from sponsors, children enrolled in the Andrew’s Brothers program are treated to activities which are designed to build hope and self-esteem.

“Someone is here to show you love,” Williams said. “When it seems to you like there is no hope, there is hope. Hope means a lot to our children right now. And all we’re trying to do is bring some hope — some light in that dark tunnel to let them know there is a future for you,” Willaims said.

10 On Your Side met Andrew’s Brothers more than a year ago at the Hampton Roads International Auto Show. The men of Andrew’s Brothers are proud of the children enrolled in their program.

“You can talk to us,” Williams said. “We will listen to you. We will help you to understand. It’s not bad to grow up. We need you to grow up. We need to take our place in society. We need you.”

On the morning of Good Friday, March 29, Andrew’s Brothers will host a bike giveaway at Third Baptist Church on Godwin Street in Portsmouth. It’s the organization’s way of showing love to children whose parents may not have the means to purchase what most consider a childhood staple. Children must be present.

For more information, contact Third Baptist Church at 757-393-9312.