Police say a man shot his brother early Thursday morning in New Bern.

Leroy Bryant has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, discharging a firearm in city limits and carrying a concealed weapon.

The shooting happened Thursday around 6:45 a.m. in the 800 block of Clark Avenue.

Officers say James Bryant was hit in the leg by the gunfire and sent to CarolinaEast Medical Center for treatment.

Leroy Bryant was jailed on a $100,000 bond and has a court date set for Monday in Craven County.

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The New Bern Police Department says they are currently investigating a shooting that took place Thursday morning.

Officers say it happened around 6:45 a.m., in the 800 block of Clark Avenue.

They're calling this an "isolated" shooting.

Further details have not yet been released.