CAPE CORAL, FL — Collaborative work by Cape Coral Police Department patrol officers, Violent Crimes Unit detectives, Forensics Unit, and the U.S. Marshals Service has resulted in the swift arrest of the suspect in the October 22 road rage shooting.
At approximately 5:59 p.m. on October 22, 2026, CCPD patrol officers responded to the 1000 block of Santa Barbara Blvd S, where they located a driver with a gunshot wound to the chin and a passenger injured by broken glass. Detectives determined the incident began as a verbal dispute on Hancock Bridge Parkway, during which a passenger in the suspect vehicle threw items at the victims’ car. After an item was thrown back, the suspect driver displayed a handgun and fired multiple rounds into the victims’ vehicle before fleeing.
On October 23, detectives executed a residential search warrant, securing additional evidence that led to the identification of Dominic Octavious Cichini (DOB: 02/14/2003) as the suspect.
Detectives obtained an arrest warrant through the State Attorney’s Office and enlisted the aid of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force-Fort Myers Office, which includes a CCPD Task Force Officer. Task force members located and arrested Cichini during a traffic stop without incident in Lehigh Acres, Florida.
Dominic Octavious Cichini was transported to Lee County Jail and booked on the following charges:
Three (3) counts of Attempted Second-Degree Murder with a Firearm (1st Degree Felony)One (1) count of Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Convicted Felon (2nd Degree Felony)