ENDERLIN, N.D. – A man is dead and the suspect still at large after a drive-by shooting early Sunday morning in Enderlin.

The man was found dead on the 200 block of 3rd Avenue around 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

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Ransom County Sheriff Darren Benneweis said he could not release the man’s name, but family told Forum News Service the victim was Billy Holladay of Enderlin.

Benneweis said the shooter drove by in a Ford F-150 pickup, possibly silver in color, and fired as many as seven shots at Holladay.

Holladay’s sister, Randi Holladay, said a child was with him at the time of the shooting. The child ran into the apartment unharmed and told family that Holladay had collapsed.

Benneweis said it wasn’t a random shooting, but couldn’t say the extent to which Holladay and the shooter knew each other.

Authorities say people nearby the shooting could not provide a description of the suspect.

Randi Holladay lives nearby the scene of the shooting and remembered Billy Holladay as a husband, a son and a father.

"He's sweet. He's nice. He's always been my bro, you know? It's hard,” Randi Holladay said.

Randi Holladay said she woke up to the sound of gunshots. A few minutes later she got a phone call about her brother, who she found on the nearby sidewalk lying motionless.

Now, Randi Holladay is pleading for the public’s help in finding a suspect.

"If anyone knows anything to just say something. Tell us. Tell the police,” Randi Holladay said. “It shouldn't have happened. I don't know anyone who would have done that to him.”

Fighting back tears, she said she’s found strength in believing her brother is watching over her and her family.

“Everybody is so hurt. Everybody is so hurt and I'm the only one who can stand here and tell you this. I just want justice for my brother,” Randi Holladay said.

Anyone with information should contact the Ransom County Sheriff’s Office at 701-683-5255.