CORAPEAKE – The Gates County Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation are investigating the deaths of brothers, Caleb (23) and Justin (21) Kittrell.

According to a press release sent late Monday afternoon by Gates County Interim Sheriff Robert Jordan, the brothers were found outside of their Corapeake area home on Parker’s Church Road early Monday morning, both with apparent gunshot wounds.

If you have information that will assist in this investigation, contact the Gates County Sheriff’s Office at 252-357-0210.

Sheriff Jordan said he would provide more details on this tragic event as the investigation further unfolds.

About Cal Bryant

Cal Bryant, a 40-year veteran of the newspaper industry, serves as the Editor at Roanoke-Chowan Publications, publishers of the Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald, Gates County Index, and Front Porch Living magazine.

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