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Police search for red Toyota in road rage shooting of 4-year-old

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Police are searching for a newer model red or maroon Toyota sedan in connection with the fatal shooting of a 4-year-old girl Tuesday along a New Mexico highway.

Officials say a man fired from his car toward a Dodge pickup truck carrying Lilly Garcia, her 7-year-old brother and her father, in an apparent act of road rage targeting the girl's father.

Lilly's father and brother were unharmed, and police have not said if they know what led up to the shooting. The victim died later at a nearby hospital.

Police say the suspect's car may have been a Corolla or Camry, described as a "sportier" model with a spoiler on the trunk, and dark, tinted windows. The car had a gray University of New Mexico license plate, with an image of the school's "Lobo" wolf mascot on it.

The left side of the plate may also contain the digits "200," according to police.

The suspect is described as a white male with a dark complexion. He is in his mid-20's to early 30's, according to police, and has short dark hair, possibly in a fade haircut. Police say the suspect has a thin, manicured goatee, a thin face, soft jaw, and average build.

He was wearing a black shirt with gold or yellow writing on it at the time of the shooting, according to police.

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