Arrest made in alleged road rage shooting on Orlando's Colonial Drive that left 1 dead

ORLANDO, Fla. - 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.

Nicholas Carrasquillo, 26, is charged with first-degree murder with a firearm.

Just before 6:30 a.m. on Monday, Orlando police officers responded to the area of E. Colonial Drive at Lake Baldwin Ln. following reports of a shooting. Officers discovered 30-year-old David Alexzander Sligh with a gunshot wound. Life-saving measures were attempted before Sligh was taken to a local hospital, where he died.

Nicholas Carrasquillo, 26, is charged with first-degree murder with a firearm.

According to police, Carrasquillo remained on the scene and was taken into custody. 

The incident caused the westbound lanes of East Colonial Drive to be shut down for hours.

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SKYFOX flew over the scene near Linda's LaCantina Steakhouse, where multiple police cruisers could be seen lined up along the road. A nearby parking lot also appeared to be roped off.