Police in Jamaica says two men, believed to be cousins were gunned down and killed by unknown persons. The shooting reportedly happened in the Bamboo Walk, near Retreat in St Mary last evening.

The deceased are 21-year-old chef, Travan Davis, otherwise called ‘Datty’, and 30-year-old construction worker, Odane Edwards, alias ‘Sikie’, both from Bamboo Walk.

Residents in the area said they heard explosives close to 10 pm and called the police and on their arrival, both Edwards and Davis were seen with multiple gunshot wounds to the body. They were pronounced dead at the hospital

Police say they have no idea what is the motive behind the killing

Eyewitnesses say the men who did the shooting were traveling in a Toyota Probox motor car. 

Edwards, sources say was reportedly on vacation in Jamaica, where he was spending time with his family members. 

He was scheduled to leave the island on Wednesday and return to Canada where he now resides.