The incident occurred last night when Jevri village, Maan Singh, was returning from Ghaziabad to Meerut along with his cousin brother Girwar, nephew Kanwarpal and two nieces in his car, police said.
When they reached Delhi highway, a vehicle coming from behind overtook and stopped their car, following which its occupants opened fire on the victims and absconded, they said.
Kanwarpal and Girwar, who were shot at, were rushed to a hospital where Kanwarpal succumbed to their injuries while Girwar is stated to be out of danger, they said.
A case has been registered against unidentified miscreants, they said, adding efforts are on to nab the accused.