LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Lee County deputies have made an arrest in connection to a Lehigh Acres shooting that left one man dead in June.
Yusuf-Ali Marc Gooding, 27, is facing a second-degree murder charge in relation to the June 28 shooting that deputies said was the result of a road rage incident.
Yairo Oropeza, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene following the shooting near Sunrise Boulevard and Genoa Avenue South. One other person was injured.
Oropeza was riding ATVs with a friend near the intersection when they were shot. Gooding was allegedly a passenger in a car driving on the same road. He is accused of screaming at Oropeza and his friend before shooting them.
Sheriff Carmine Marceno said Gooding, who is from Lehigh Acres, was found in Jacksonville after he was arrested on unrelated charges.
The surviving victim of the shooting was able to give investigators information about the shooter and the car involved in the incident, a black Nissan Versa.
A warrant was written and signed for Gooding’s arrest.
Deputies had previously released a sketch of the suspect and said he was with a 5-foot 4-inch tall woman in her mid-20s to early 30s with blonde hair or highlights. It’s unclear how she was involved in the incident and when asked, Sheriff Marceno said the investigation was still active.
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