Man found guilty in deadly 2024 Orlando road rage shooting

ORLANDO, Fla. - A man accused in a fatal road rage shooting on East Colonial Drive in Orlando has been found guilty, according to court records.

Convicted of second-degree murder

What we know:

Nicholas Carrasquillo, 26, was convicted of second-degree murder with a firearm and shooting into an occupied vehicle. The murder charge carries a possible life sentence, while the second charge is classified as a second-degree felony.

A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled, per the Orange County Clerk of Court.

The backstory:

The charges stem from a deadly altercation that occurred on Jan. 22, 2024. Orlando police responded to the area of East Colonial Drive and Lake Baldwin Lane around 6:30 a.m. after reports of a shooting.

Arrest made in alleged Orlando road rage shooting

A man has been arrested in connection to what police are calling a deadly road rage altercation on E. Colonial Drive (State Road 50) in Orlando.

Officers found 30-year-old David Alexzander Sligh suffering from a gunshot wound. Life-saving measures were performed before he was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities said Carrasquillo remained at the scene and was taken into custody.

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