A search is underway for two suspects after a 19-year-old was shot and killed Monday morning inside a car just down the road from his home, deputies said.

  • 19-year-old reportedly shot while inside car with 2 people he knew
  • Call came in about 8:23 a.m. on Bywood Road
  • 2 suspects remain at large, deputies said

"It’s senseless, that he’s so young and got killed. Anybody getting killed, it’s senseless," said neighbor Joseph Craig.

A call came in about 8:23 a.m. for shots fired near Bywood Road and Orwood Road in the Lockhart neighborhood of Orange County.

Jane Watrel, a spokeswoman with the Orange County Sheriff's Office, said the victim, 19-year-old Kristian McCauley, was in a car with two people he knew.

“Something happened as they were driving down Bywood Road," Watrel said. "Something happened in that car, some sort of altercation where the victim was shot. The victim got out of the car, staggered down the street toward his family home and collapsed and that’s when the calls came in from family members and from neighbors."

McCauley was found in the street at 8:26 a.m. He was transported to the hospital, where he later died.

Deputies said the shooting happened just down the street from McCauley's home. His family and neighbors called 911.

“Usually a quiet neighborhood, usually we’re real quiet. We don’t have any problems," Craig added.

Deputies said a four-door sedan, possibly a newer model and colored light gray, sped away from the area.

“This happened in broad daylight. The victim died just feet from his home. So we’re hoping that somebody looked out the window, saw something. Saw a car going at a high rate of speed or possibly has run into those suspects, where they’re talking about something that happened. Give us a call. Call CRIMELINE. It’s anonymous," Watrel concluded.