PINELLAS PARK, Fla. -- A suspect has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting in Pinellas Park, according to police.

  • Man arrested in connection to fatal shooting
  • Shooting stemmed from dispute over drug transaction

Derrion Vontrell Rich, 24, of St. Petersburg, is facing a charge of first-degree murder.

Rich is accused of shooting and killing 20-year-old Maurice Cole on Friday.

The shooting happened in a parking lot of the Bell Apartments on 78th Avenue.

According to investigators, the shooting stemmed from a dispute over a drug transaction.

Rich is being held at the Pinellas County Jail.