ORLANDO, Fla. – A man shot and killed early Monday in an Orlando road rage shooting on Colonial Drive was heading to his first day of work at a full-time job, according to his family.
Nicholas Carrasquillo, 26, was arrested in the shooting death of David Alexzander Sligh, 30.
The victim’s family shared photos of Sligh, describing him as a loving father. Sligh’s uncle said he was driving to his first day in a full-time role at his job.
According to an affidavit obtained Tuesday, while police were investigating, Carrasquillo returned to the area and was in the parking lot of a nearby Best Buy. A witness, who stayed on scene after calling 911, approached Carrasquillo and asked if he saw anything to which the suspect responded that he was the one who shot the victim, police said.
Carrasquillo told police that a white vehicle, driven by Sligh, cut in front of him, causing him to brake hard, and he honked his horn and flashed his lights, an affidavit shows.
He said Sligh said something out of his window to Carrasquillo, and Carrasquillo opened his driver’s door to hear what Sligh was saying since his window doesn’t go down, according to police.
Carrasquillo said the two were yelling at each other when the light turned green and the white vehicle did not move, according to the affidavit.
Carrasquillo then reached into his glovebox for his gun, stood partially outside the vehicle and pointed the gun at the white vehicle, the affidavit shows. He shot at the ground next to the car and fired more shots toward the driver, saying he just wanted to “maim” the driver, according to the affidavit.
Police said six bullet casings were recovered. Nearby surveillance video revealed one shot was fired and a second later, five gunshots rang out in a span of a few seconds, according to police.
Carrasquillo told police he grabbed his gun because he felt trapped but never saw Sligh with a weapon, the affidavit states.
“He acknowledged he could have driven around him but feared he would be followed. When asked if this would have happened if he never flashed his bright lights and honked his horn, he stated the white vehicle probably would have driven off,” the affidavit reads.
Carrasquillo faces a charge of first-degree murder with a firearm.
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