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Trial set to begin for man accused in Orlando deadly road rage shooting

Nicholas Carrasquillo (suspect) 26-year-old Nicholas Carrasquillo was arrested in 2024. The Orlando Police Department said Carrasquillo shot a 30-year-old man to death in a case of road rage. (Orlando Police Department)

ORLANDO, Fla. — The trial of a man accused of killing another driver in a road rage shooting is set to begin Monday in Orange County.

Orlando police investigators said Nicholas Carrasquillo shot Alex Sligh along East Colonial Drive near Lake Baldwin Lane in January of 2024.

Police said Carrasquillo told them that Sligh cut him off in traffic.

Carrasquillo has pleaded not guilty to charges of second degree murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle.

Court is expected to be in session starting at 9 a.m.

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