BUFFALO, N.Y. — A group of Buffalo mothers reopened old wounds Thursday afternoon, hoping a new billboard campaign might bring them closure.

Each of them had a son who was shot to death over the past three years and their killers are still out there.

“I kind of just get up every day and just say my prayer here in hopes that we will get our justice for him,” said Markeita Bennett, Rene-Cameren Tucker's mother.

It’s a ritual of remembrance for Bennett. Pictures and memories are all she has left of her son Rene-Cameren Tucker, or CJ.

He was taken at age 27.

“He just was the life of our family," she said. "The worst thing about this is we probably didn't know that until he was gone.”

She is one of four mothers brought together by tragedy.

“Lorenzo was the oldest of my four boys,” said Torina Bigham, recalling her son Lorenzo Jones III.

The families have been brought together by tragedy.

 “My son was shot while sitting in his car on Johnson Street on March 14, 2021,” detailed Robyn Gerow, Marcus Spain's mother.

The women are strangers turned sisters in their search for justice.

“This is a club that nobody would ever volunteer to be a part of,” said Bennett.

CJ, Amir Jemes, Marcus Spain and Lorenzo Jones III are four of eight people featured on the Crime Stoppers WNY billboard, which includes a reward:

• $7,500 for information leading to an arrest and prosecution in a homicide
• $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and prosecution in a shooting incident
• $1,000 for information leading to the seizure of illegal weapons

It's a more than $100,000 campaign paid for by Erie County, the DA’s office, Buffalo PD and the sheriff’s office.

“They're stuck on this, 'no snitching’ or ‘no telling,’ or ‘justice in the streets.' That's BS,” said Gayla Ross, Amir Jemes' mother.

For these moms, it's a painful display because it's not a reminder of who these individuals were, but how they met their end.

The families hope it makes people driving by think.

“Somebody rides by and like, 'oh my God look at that. But I know something,' " said Ross. "I hope that it pulls at their heartstrings and they tell.”

While nothing can bring their sons back, maybe this can at least help them heal.

There are 10 billboards up throughout the city, in areas where the most shootings have happened over the past three years.

During the month of September, eight other victims will be featured.

Anyone with tips on these cases can call 716-867-6161. All tips will be anonymous.