Boy says he saw driver shoot at family

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 Friday.

Police arrested Jeremy Webster, 23, hours after the shooting that killed a 13-year-old boy and also 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,” according to a search warrant, which did not specify his mental status.

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” near a business complex in the city of Westminster. He said the driver followed the family’s car into the parking lot and argued briefly with his mother before opening fire, according to the warrant filed in court Friday.

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 12-year-old boy told police that his mother took a photo of the driver’s license plate on her phone. Authorities used the photo to look up the vehicle’s owner and compared it to witness descriptions.

Webster faces charges of first-degree murder, first-degree assault and attempt to commit a felony.