Two people hospitalized in RTP drive-by shooting

Two people were hospitalized early Friday after Durham County deputies said they were shot in a drive-by shooting.

A driver and front-seat passenger had upper-body gunshot wounds. Authorities took them to an area hosptial for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

The Durham County Sheriff's Office said the rear passenger was not injured.

Before 2:30 a.m. Friday, a deputy responded to the intersection of TW Alexander Drive near Cornwallis Road. The deputy saw a Dodge Challenger on the side of the road involved in a single-vehicle crash.

The people inside the Challenger told the deputy someone in an unidentified vehicle began to fire at them, causing them to crash.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's office at 919-560-0880 or Durham CrimeStoppers at 919-683-1200.