Family, friends remember slain brothers

INDIANAPOLIS, IN. (WISH) - The search is on for the gunman in the weekend shooting that killed two brothers on the city's west side.

Family and friends remembered those two brothers, 21-year old André Stennett-Harrod and 24-year old LaVonne Harrod.

André and LaVonne's parents are still in disbelief about what happened.

The two brothers were inseparable.

Their parents are hoping their deaths send a message to the people living a life of crime.

Two days after André and his big brother LaVonne were gunned down, members of Young Men, Inc. gathered to remember their life with crosses bearing their names.

The two brothers leave behind a grieving family, asking why. "It's unbelievable what this tragedy has caused all of us," said Julia Taylor, LaVonne's Mother.

"Andre DeMarcus Stennette-Harrod was going to be a great young man of God," said Sabrinna Stennette, Andre's Mother.

Stennette recalled when Andre was just 8 years-old and started his own foundation.

"He got out there and he started pulling his organization back together to get back in the community to fight against the very thing that took his life against violence," she said.

Taylor talked about her son LaVonne living life to the fullest.

"Young men, this is what happens OK.

If you don't decide to stay on the right course, I want you to understand the value of a human life," she said.

Ronald Harrod held back tears as he talked about the people responsible for the crime.

"It doesn't make you a man to run around carrying a gun, trying to be bad, trying to be hard," he said.

Ronald lost his only sons on Father's Day.

"My life will never ever be the same. My family will never ever be the same," he said.

Holding back the tears each mother had a message.

"You have to value life.

Who ever did this, left two beautiful children, my grandchildren, without a father," Taylor said.

"Each and everyone of you have a destiny.

Each and everyone one of you all have something profound in you that God has given you.

You don't know how long you have.

He thought he had forever," Stennette said.

Detectives believe there are witnesses to the shooting and are urging them to call crime stoppers at 262-TIPS.

LaVanne leaves behind two children, a one and two year old.

Andre was a senior at Ball State University.