Road rage leads to deadly attack

DENVER: A 12-year-old boy told police he saw a driver open fire on his family during a road rage confrontation in Colorado, killing his older brother and critically wounding his mother and younger brother, authorities said on Friday.

Police arrested Jeremy Webster, 23, hours after the shooting that killed a 13-year-old boy and wounded a bystander not related to the family. Webster acknowledged shooting four people in a suburban Denver parking lot and told officers he “has mental health issues”.

The 12-year-old, who was not injured, told police that his mother and another driver were involved “in some type of road-rage incident”. He said the driver followed the family’s car into the parking lot and argued briefly with his mother before opening fire.

Other witnesses told police that they saw Webster park his black Toyota Corolla behind the woman’s vehicle in the middle of the lot. They said Webster shot the woman, then turned and shot two of her children “multiple times.”

Police have not identified the victims. The mother, 41, and brother, 8, were in critical condition, while the bystander was less seriously wounded, authorities said. The man was shot while driving with his 9-year-old daughter in a pick-up truck, but she was not hurt, the warrant said.

The warrant said: “Jeremy admitted that he used his Glock 19 handgun to shoot the above people and that he secured the firearm in the trunk of his vehicle after the shooting.”

Webster faces charges of first-degree murder, first-degree assault and attempt to commit a felony. – Ap/african News Agency (ANA)