A grieving Jamaican family is appealing for help to bring home two brothers who were shot and killed outside a bar in Connecticut, leaving loved ones devastated and several children without their fathers.

The victims have been identified as 31-year-old Miquel Blake and 34-year-old Dravere Blake, who were reportedly gunned down outside a bar in West Haven, Connecticut, about 1:30 a.m. on June 20.

According to reports, police responded to the scene and found both men unresponsive. They were taken to hospital, where they were pronounced dead.