A groom was killed by a barrage of bullets just hours after marrying the love of his life as heartbroken family members pay tribute to the newlywed.

Tyrek Burton, 37, tragically lost his life on Saturday night just outside Barber Park Events Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, after tying the knot with his wife Kiara Holloway, 33.

Officers with the Greensboro Police Department responded around 8:49 p.m. to reports of a shooting, and when they arrived, they located Burton with ‘life-threatening injuries.’

During the horrific scene, a dispatcher said Burton was shot 15 times, according to a recording from Broadcastify, a police scanner system, obtained by WRAL News.

Police said that although ‘lifesaving efforts were immediately initiated,’ Burton died later that night.

The exact motive of the gruesome shooting is unclear. Police said that officer responded ‘in reference to an aggravated assault,’ while Burton’s cousin, Keisha Satterfield, said the groom died ‘due to road rage that ended in gun violence.’