The victims have been identified as Fabian Williams and Chevan Williams, both masons of Brown's Town in St Ann, but who were residing in Falmouth.
It is reported that about 2:30 am the men went to a shop to purchase items and were pronounced upon by armed men while returning to a house where they were staying.
The gunmen opened fire hitting the men and then escaped.
The police were summoned and upon arrival, both men were seen lying along a section of the roadway.