PASQUOTANK COUNTY, N.C. -- Authorities are searching for the person responsible for a deadly drive-by shooting.

It happened Monday just before 8 p.m. on the U.S. Highway 17 Bypass in Elizabeth City.

A driver called 911 to say someone was shooting at their car.

Nineteen-year-old Joshua DiBuono, who was in the car, died.

Witness described the gunman's car as a red Dodge Neon.

If you know anything about the incident, call the Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office at (252) 338-2191.

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