On May 1, Larimer County Sheriff’s Office announced that 20-year-old Ebenezer Worku was arrested in connection with the shooting.
According to the affidavit published by Fox affiliate, KDVR News, Worku – who said he suffers from “homicidal schizophrenia – had stopped his vehicle in the middle of the road where James’ lived while he tried to clean the gun that his “adopted uncle” had given him for his April 11 birthday.
Then he “accidentally” fired it – twice – out of the driver’s window toward a house.
Not realizing anyone had been hurt, Worku claimed he was frightened and drove away, “turning his headlights off to avoid drawing attention.”
After learning he killed someone, the police report explains he appeared to be in emotional distress.
“I did it, and I’m getting punished for it…put me in jail,” he said, reportedly requesting the death sentence.
After confessing to the shooting, Worku was immediately arrested and charged with first-degree murder under the classification of “extreme indifference.” He was booked into the Larimer County Jail, where he now faces a staggering $1.25 million cash-only bond as the investigation moves forward.
