Two men have died days after they were found shot in the head and burning alive in a rural part of Northern California.

Warren Alexander Galsote, 34, and Jason John Benson, 33, died overnight Saturday, three days after they were found burning in Placer County near Roseville.

Residents on a quiet street were awoken by gunshots and smoke coming from the bodies of the men in the middle of the road around 11.20pm on Thursday.

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Warren Galsote, 34 (right), and Jason Benson, 33 (left), died on Saturday after being found late Thursday on a rural road near Roseville, California, with gunshot wounds and their bodies set on fire

One man attempted to save the men by putting out the fire with his garden hose before emergency workers arrived on the scene.

Placer County sheriff's officials have not identified a motive or suspects in the execution-style killings, which are being investigated as homicides.

Benson's father Kevin was able to visit his son on Friday, and said that he had suffered brain damage and was paralyzed from the neck down before his death, according to the Sacramento Bee.

The two men had no connection to the neighborhood where they were found, spokeswoman Dena Erwin said, but are from nearby Sacramento.

The spot where the victims were found is next to a day care and a halfway house.

'This is so gruesome and so brutal,' Kevin Benson said, adding that he doesn't know why either his son or the other man was targeted.

'Jason may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time,' Kevin Benson said.

He said he was not aware of his son being involved with any gangs. Jason Benson had been living with and caring for his grandparents in Sacramento.

A Facebook page that appeared to be for Benson had a post in April that showed signs all may not have been well.

One man on the street near Roseville (pictured) tried to save the men by putting out the flames with his garden hose

In a capital letter rant with no exclamation points, the victim lashed out at an unidentified party and said 'U LAMES COME TO MY HOUSE AND ROB ME THAN CALL THE COPS ON ME TO TAKE ME OUT CUZ IM HOT ON UR TRAIL'.

He continued saying, 'COWARDS HIT 6 HOUSES LOOKING FOR ME WOW U SERIOUSLY ACTING LIKE I KILLED SOMEONE POINTING GUNS ON MY FAMILY'.

Benson said that he would soon be in prison and added, 'I'LL BE BACK TRUST THAT IM READY TO GO TOED UP WITH ANYONE'.

Both of the victims do have criminal histories, according to the Roseville Press Tribune.

Benson has previously pleaded guilty to assault in 2005 and was convicted of selling marijuana in 2008.

Galoste was arrested for methamphetamine possession in 2005 and was sentenced to a 16-month jail term after being convicted of forgery in 2009.

Jason Benson and Galsote met in elementary school, but they lost touch until recently, Benson's father said, adding that he didn't know Galsote well.

His son's organs have been donated.