JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - Authorities say that two bodies found in a rural area in Onslow County are those of brothers reported missing last weekend.
Sheriff Hans Miller tells local media outlets that the bodies were found Wednesday off a dirt road near the Maple Hill community in the northwest part of the county.
Authorities say that 19-year-old Deandre Patrick Gilbert and 16-year-old Tyler Christian Gilbert, both of Jacksonville, were reported missing Sunday.
The sheriff says the deaths are being treated as a homicide but has not released any additional details about the cause of death. He adds deputies have in custody people of interest in the deaths but did not give additional details.
The sheriff says there is no threat to the public.
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