Deputies said it happened around 4 a.m. in the 600 block of Gilchrist Road, south of NC Hwy 24.
Two brothers were wounded in the drive-by attack. One - age 23 - is in critical condition. The second - age 16 - was treated and released from the hospital.
Their names were not immediately released.
More than 30 spent bullet casings were found by investigators at the scene.
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