Police believe a dispute between a close network of people” probably over a child custody battle ended in violence with the double shooting on Wednesday evening. Three people have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.
The victims were named locally as Gary Dunmore and his son, Josh Dunmore.
The men were killed in two villages six miles apart, both in targeted attacks inside their homes, with multiple shots fired at both scenes, police said.
Detectives have established that a shotgun that was found a three-hour drive away in Worcester in the vehicle of a 66-year-old man who was arrested by armed police was legally owned. Ammunition was also recovered.
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