Gurugram, June 7 -- A 52-year-old man shot his wife and son dead after a domestic dispute at their residence in Sector 5's Ashok Vihar Phase III area early Sunday, police said, adding that the man was arrested.

The deceased were identified as Asha Rani (45) and Prashant Kumar (23). Police said both were taken to the civil hospital in Sector 10A, where doctors declared them dead on arrival.

The incident took place between 12.30 am and 1 am on Sunday, officers said.

Police said the exact motive behind the incident was yet to be ascertained. "Only after the quizzing of the suspect will it become clear what drove him to murder them," an officer said.

A police team seized his licensed weapon, which was allegedly used to shoot the duo dead....