Jennifer James, a 49-year-old single mother of four, was a warrior who survived cancer not once – but four times.

Sadly, it wasn’t illness that claimed her life, but a senseless and tragic shooting that has left her family and neighbors in shock.

‘Bravely battling cancer yet again’

On April 28, 2025, just before 11:20 p.m., the single mom was in her home when a bullet fired through her window, striking her arm and chest, police say.

Before she collapsed and died, James managed to call 911, letting them know that she had been shot.

When first responders arrived at her home, James – who according to reports was undergoing chemotherapy for cancer – was already dead.

“She was bravely battling cancer yet again at the time that she was taken from us,” writes Juliána King, who organized a GoFundMe campaign