 The patrol started at the behest of local Archbishop Dexter Burke after two men were shot and killed next to his church. In a statement to Fox News, Hartford's Democratic mayor denounced the group, saying the city does not need people walking around our streets with guns trying to take the law into their own hands. Lewis denies that the group is vigilantes and says it's working. Brian Yennis, Fox News. Children International is giving children in poverty a chance to thrive.