Police name pair killed in Wairarapa firearms incident

Armed officers at the scene in Castlepoint on Monday.
Armed officers at the scene in Castlepoint on Monday. Photo credit: Newshub.

Two people who were killed in a shooting at a home in the Wairarapa on Monday have been identified by police.

Jody Ratima, 48, and James Teddy, 54, died in the shooting near Castlepoint, field crime manager Inspector Dave Thornton says.

Emergency services were called to the incident just after 5am on Monday.

Ratima and Teddy were known to each other, police said, and investigations are continuing.

A post-mortem is underway in Wellington and no-one else is sought by police in connection to the incident, Insp Thornton said.

"The scene examination is ongoing."