'Who shot my dad?': Boy records dad getting shot and killed in road rage attack where kids were in both cars, police say

A antheral was changeable and killed successful Arizona successful a road-rage attack, and children were contiguous successful some the victim's and suspect's vehicles.

Dustin Jackson, 46, was arrested and faces charges of first-degree execution successful and drive-by shooting, Phoenix-based autarkic TV presumption KTVK reported.

Jackson's lawyer has argued that his client's actions were "reasonable successful airy of the circumstances."

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Those "circumstances" occurred astatine astir noon connected Tuesday, July 1, erstwhile Jackson was driving with his 6-year-old girl successful a GMC Sierra pickup truck.

At the time, 29-year-old Steven Bevan was driving with his 9-year-old and 8-year-old sons successful a Dodge Challenger erstwhile the 2 vehicles lined up astatine a stoplight connected Warner Road successful Tempe, Arizona, acceptable to crook near onto Priest Road, according to tribunal documents reviewed by the outlet.

Jackson told investigators helium honked erstwhile the airy turned greenish and Bevan did not initially determination his car — and that aft a abbreviated region much of driving, Bevan swerved into his lane and stopped abruptly successful beforehand of him. Witnesses are said to person recounted that Bevan exited his Dodge Challenger and yelled astatine Jackson, approaching his door, according to instrumentality enforcement.

Jackson is believed to person opened his motortruck doorway and fired a gunshot astatine Bevan – hitting Bevan successful the chest. Authorities said the unfortunate was unarmed and determination were nary weapons successful his car, constabulary say. The fishy is reportedly a erstwhile Marine who stands astatine 6 feet, 8 inches gangly and weighs 300 pounds.

Police said they besides recovered cocaine successful Jackson's mitt compartment, KTVK reported.

None of the children were physically wounded – but 1 of Bevan's sons recorded portion of the road-rage incident, authorities learned. The lad recorded arsenic his begetter allegedly approached Jackson's motortruck and enactment his manus connected the door.

Jackson aboriginal allegedly said that helium was "in fearfulness for his and his daughter's life."

After the gunshot is heard, the video reportedly goes dark, but yells could beryllium heard of "Call 911" and "Who changeable my dad?"

Bevan, who is said to person stood astatine 5 feet, 7 inches gangly and weighed astir 190 pounds, was taken to a adjacent hospital, wherever helium succumbed to his injuries.

Jackson is being detained successful the section jailhouse connected a $1 cardinal bond.

Law&Crime has reached retired to the Maricopa County Superior Court for much accusation connected this case.