Colts Neck Native, Sons Shot In Colorado Road Rage Incident

COLTS NECK, NJ — A woman who was raised in Colts Neck Township was shot as she took her sons to the dentist in a road rage incident in Colorado earlier this month. Her oldest son, a 13-year-old boy, was also killed in the shooting, with shots fired on the family at close-point range in the parking lot of the dentist's office.

Meghan Bigelow, 41, and her youngest son, an 8-year-old boy, were last reported to be in critical condition in a Colorado hospital. According to the Asbury Park Press, Bigelow grew up in Colts Neck and moved to Colorado about 15 years ago. Her parents still live in the area.

Even though the fatal shooting was two weeks ago, donations are still pouring in to a GoFundMe page set up for the family. As of Monday afternoon, the page has raised over $200,000.

The shooting happened in Westminster, Colorado on June 14, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by the Broomfield, Colorado Patch. Police say that as she was driving all three of her kids to the dentist around 3 p.m. when she got into some kind of altercation with Jeremy Webster, 23, of Colorado Springs.

Police said Webster followed the family into a parking lot and opened fire. Her middle child, a 12-year-old boy, escaped the gunshots and ran into a nearby building, from which he called 911.

At some point, Bigelow took a cell phone photo of Webster's car and license plate with her phone, and Webster got out of the car and confronted her.

He then allegedly pulled out a Glock 19 pistol and shot Bigelow and her two sons multiple times at close-point range. Bigelow and 8-year-old son were critically injured. All three were rushed to a hospital, but her oldest son was pronounced dead. Her middle son managed to run into a building without being wounded, and called 911.

Webster then turned his gun on a nearby bystander, John Gale, 40, who was sitting in his parked pickup truck with his daughter when he appeared to make eye contact with Webster, witnesses told police. Gale, who was wounded in both arms was able to back out his truck and drive away from the scene. He was treated and is expected to recover. His daughter was unharmed, the affidavit said.

Police were able to recover the photo of Webster's car from Bigelow's phone and issued an alert for his black Toyota with his license plate number. A wildlife officer spotted the car heading southbound on I-25 and he was taken into custody about 6 p.m. that same day by a Colorado State Patrol officer.

Jeremy Webster

Many employees and visitors to the office building and neighboring businesses were locked inside for hours and told to shelter in place during the shooting.

Once in custody, Webster told Westminster police he suffered from mental illness and he had recently changed to a new medication, the affidavit said. He reportedly waived his Miranda rights, admitted to the shootings and told police the Glock was in the trunk of his car.

Webster had no criminal history in Colorado, but passed a background check in 2015 to get his marijuana license to be able to work in the industry. Webster is also from New Jersey: He had addresses in Hunterdon County before moving to Colorado in 2014, according to the New Jersey Herald.

"On June 14, 2018 Meghan Bigelow was taking her three children to a routine dentist appointment when she became apart of a road rage encounter," her friends wrote on this GoFundMe page they set up for the family. "Meghan and two of her sons were shot multiple times. Sadly her oldest son (13) passed away June 14. Currently Meghan and her youngest son (8) are in critical condition and fighting for their lives. Her middle son was able to run away unharmed. Please help us in raising money for this incredible family as they are experiencing such a tragic time and have a long road of recovery ahead of them."

Webster has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, as well as three counts of attempted murder, four counts of first degree assault, attempted assault and other charges. He is being held in Adams County, Colorado jail with no bail for the murder of Vaughn Bigelow Jr., 13.

Main image of the Bigelow family, via GoFundMe, a Patch promotional partner
Image of Jeremy Webster released by Westchester Police