NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C. – Police are investigating a double murder on New Year's Day in North Topsail Beach

Police said it happened around 1:15 a.m. Monday at a home on 3rd Avenue off of N.C. Highway 210.

When officers arrived, they were met by 28-year-old McKinsey Britton.

According to police, Britton told them he shot two people inside the home.

Police then found a male and a female dead on the scene. They have been identified as 56-year-old Connie Britton and 71-year-old Dowell Gray.

Britton was arrested and charged with two counts of murder.

He is being held without bond until his next court date on Jan. 22.