A mother-of-six was fatally shot in her moving car during a road rage incident while travelling to celebrate her wedding anniversary.
Julie Eberly, 47, was shot on Interstate 95 near Lumberton, North Carolina, on Thursday. Her husband Ryan Eberly was driving the couple from their home in Pennsylvania to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
Investigators said the Eberlys' car came close to the suspect's vehicle while merging lanes. The suspect then pulled alongside, rolled down his window and opened fire, with one bullet passing through the car door and hitting Ms Eberly.
Her husband was not injured. Ms Eberly was taken to a local hospital where she died. The suspect fled the scene, and police are searching for a 2010 silver Chevrolet Impala or Malibu with tinted windows and chrome trim.
A $10,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest. Robeson County Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said none of the couple's six children were in the car. “This was an innocent family from Pennsylvania headed to the beach for a vacation,” he said.
A GoFundMe page for Ms Eberly's memorial had raised over $36,500 by Sunday. Her family said they would use the funds to support organisations close to her heart.
