A father and his four-year-old son were found dead in a forest in Munich.
The homicide commission is investigating a homicide, said a spokesman for the Munich police headquarters on Sunday.
Both had gunshot wounds.
In addition, a firearm was located at the crime scene.
The motive and the background are initially unclear.
"The investigation is still in its infancy."
A jogger had discovered the two dead that morning and dialed the emergency number.
It is still unclear how long these have been dead.
Since it is a heavily frequented piece of forest, it is unlikely that these have been there for a long time, said the police spokesman.
Homicide experts looked for traces in the forest on Sunday.
According to the police, the public prosecutor's office must now decide whether the bodies should be autopsied.