THE 19-year-old daughter of a man killed in a gruesome shooting murder at Rochedale South in Brisbane overnight was at home when her father was shot.

Police and detectives are scouring through the two-storey brick home this morning for evidence and plan to remove the body of a 56-year-old man within hours.

The murdered man's dog, understood to be a staffy, was also shot in the incident and was this morning undergoing surgery at a veterinary clinic.

Police are questioning the murdered man's daughter in relation to the incident this morning but she is not a suspect.

Neighbour Marjorie Richardson said the murdered man was friendly and had lived in the area for more than 20 years.

"He would bring my bin in from the street from time to time and I'd do the same for him," she said.

"He was a lovely man and we always got along well.

"It's very upsetting."

Ms Richardson said she heard the man's dog barking but didn't hear gunshots.

She said she heard a "tinny" sound coming from the house but until this morning hadn't realised what happened.

Neighbours on the other side of the murdered man's home told The Courier-Mail they didn't know the murdered man or his family well.

"They kept to themselves a lot," the neighbour said.

"There's big six foot high fences between us so there was never anyone out there to talk to."

She said she did not hear gunshots last night.

Police have cordoned off the footpath outside the home on Priestdale Road and erected tents from which officers will base themselves throughout the day.

Scenes of crime forensic police emerged from inside the property with camera stands and clip-sealed evidence bags in tow.

Police are searching the property for evidence in relation to the shooting murder this morning.

It's not known whether the murdered man was shot multiple times but it's understood a number of bullet shell casings were found inside the home.

The man was shot and killed inside the home but it's not yet known in what part of the house.

Police said he was not asleep when he was shot dead.