Overview

• Jennifer James, 49, was killed on April 28, 2025, when a stray bullet struck her inside her home in Berthoud, Colorado.
• Police say the suspect, Ebenezer Worku, accidentally discharged his Glock 22 while cleaning it in his car outside James's home.
• Worku was arrested on May 1 using surveillance footage and license plate data and is being held on a $1.25 million cash-only bond.
• James, a single mother of four, had survived breast cancer four times and was undergoing treatment for a fifth diagnosis at the time of her death.
• A celebration of life is planned for May 14, and a GoFundMe has been set up to support James’s children.