Police Chief Chuck Hasty said motive is not immediately clear as is whether the shooting was related to any other acts of violence reported across the area in the last few weeks.

The shooting was reported around 4 a.m. Sergeant Mike Moseley, Master Officer Gorton Williams and Officer Jeffrey Mason responded to Oak Ridge Drive to discover a vehicle and an apartment on Meacham Drive were shot into. No one was injured.

As officers processed the crime scene and interviewed witnesses, a resident followed the suspect vehicle and maintained communication with dispatchers on its movement.

Gaston police and the Northampton County Sheriff's Office stopped the vehicle in Gaston.

The occupants — Daquan Olajawon Marshall, Mazi Khiron Harrison and Judarrell Cortayvi Marshall — were arrested and charged with discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle; discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling and alter, remove, destroy deface a firearm or gun serial number.

Judarrell Marshall, 22, of Fort Washington, Maryland, was jailed on $15,000 bond; Harrison, 24, of Enfield, was given a $5,000 bond and Daquan Marshall, 18, of Scotland Neck, was given a $5,000 bond.

They all have July 22 court dates.

Hasty said the investigation is ongoing and additional charges are pending completion of the probe.

Lieutenant Jeff Baggett, Investigator J.K. Davis and Officer Greg Colson assisted with the investigation.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Davis at 252-533-2810 or Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.

“I would like to thank the citizens that played a role in getting these individuals caught and taking a part in trying to keep our community safe,” Hasty said in a statement. “I would also like to thank Gaston Police Department’s Thomas Staton and Northampton County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sheriff Matthew Walton for getting the suspect vehicle stopped.”