Ljubljana - A 44-year-old and a 71-year-old died in a shooting incident in the Domžale area on Wednesday afternoon in what appears to be a murder and a suicide. According to unofficial information, the 44-year-old shot his father before committing suicide.

The Ljubljana Police Department told the STA last night the police had been informed of the shooting at around 6:30pm yesterday. As officers arrived at the scene, they found two dead bodies in a house, and a rifle.

The information gathered so far suggest that the young man shot the older man before shooting himself, the police said today.

The pair were related, while the motive for the shooting is not clear yet. It seems no other people were involved, the police said, adding that investigation was under way.