Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man was found dead by family at a Wellington home.
Police were called to property at Percy Dyett Dr, Karori, at 8.30am today.
The property has been cordoned off as police carry out inquiries and a forensic examination of the scene.
Residents spoken to by the Herald today say they're shocked to hear that someone had died in their street, which is full of families and relatively quiet.
"I wouldn't have expected that in my street, I'm actually quite shocked," one neighbour said. "There are older people and young families that live in the street."