By Monique Washington

Two young men were shot dead on Pinney’s Beach late last night.

Sometime before 11 pm an assailant/s opened fire between two popular beach bars on Pinney’s.

One individual was found dead on the scene while the other was taken to the Alexandra Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The Observer understands that the victims were Xavier Howell and his friend “Bango” Clarke.

To seize the violence,  Howell’s father took to social media calling for no retaliation and for persons to remain peaceful in honour of his son’s death

“It makes no sense to put another family in pain,” Patrick Howell said.

The Observer will have more to this story as it becomes available.