Police say a jealous ex-boyfriend forced his way into a home, shot Bridgeport firefighter Terrence Cramer and now faces murder and home invasion charges.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The killing of Bridgeport firefighter Terrence Cramer inside a Stratford home has shifted from a shocking overnight shooting to a closely watched court case, with prosecutors pointing to surveillance video, a surviving witness and the defendant’s alleged conduct before and after the attack.

Jabari Bush is accused of murder, home invasion and criminal possession of a firearm in the March 28 shooting death of Cramer, a 41-year-old firefighter who served Bridgeport for about 9.5 years. The case has drawn heavy attention in Fairfield County because of the way police say it unfolded inside a bedroom, the speed of Bush’s arrest later that day and the strong turnout of firefighters and relatives at court appearances as judges weighed how much bond he should face.

According to police, officers were sent to Feeley Street in Stratford at about 1:44 a.m. after a report of a shooting. They found Cramer bleeding heavily from a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead a short time later. Investigators say Bush, the former boyfriend of the woman who lived there, had been outside the home during the night and then entered through an unlocked door. In an arrest affidavit summarized in court reporting, the woman told police she woke up to someone in the bedroom and realized it was Bush. He shouted words to the effect of, “You’re here with another man,” she said, then struck her. Moments later, she told investigators, she saw flashes and heard Cramer cry out that he had been shot.

Police say the case quickly began to take shape through physical evidence and recorded video. Investigators reviewed Ring camera footage that they said clearly showed Bush outside the door over the course of the night. The affidavit also said Cramer had been shot in the right inner thigh, a wound that caused massive bleeding. Authorities have not publicly described the firearm in detail, and court records available in news accounts do not answer every question about how many shots were fired or whether Bush said anything else inside the room. What prosecutors do appear to have, however, is a direct witness account, video placing Bush at the home and a timeline that ended with his arrest later that afternoon after what police described as a brief vehicle pursuit in Derby.

The relationship history outlined by investigators has become a major part of the case. The woman told police she had dated Bush for about five years before the relationship ended, and that contact continued on and off before she broke things off for good. She then began dating Cramer. In the weeks before the shooting, according to the affidavit, Bush repeatedly called her, sent Facebook messages and showed up at her workplace, where he became angry when she ignored him. Prosecutors have treated those details as important because they may help explain motive and prelude. They also frame the shooting not as a sudden meeting between strangers, but as the violent end point of a dispute that police say had already been escalating.

The courtroom fight has focused on how dangerous Bush may be if released while the case is pending. Early police statements said he was held on a $2 million court-set bond and given a March 30 court date. At an initial appearance, later coverage said, a judge set bond at $3 million after prosecutors argued that the allegations were brutal and that the evidence was strong. In a later development, another judge reduced the bond to $2 million but required that 30% be posted in cash, or $600,000, and said Bush would face GPS monitoring and 24-hour lockdown conditions if released. Bush’s lawyer argued that he had local ties and family support. Prosecutors pointed to the seriousness of the allegations, the surveillance footage and the witness account.

For Bridgeport firefighters, the case has also become a public mourning process. Cramer’s department said it was deeply saddened by his death and described him as a valued firefighter, friend and public servant. News coverage of later proceedings and funeral services showed large groups of firefighters standing together in court and at memorial events. Cramer, 41, was also remembered in published notices as a father of two sons. That public response has made the case larger than a single criminal file. It now sits at the intersection of homicide prosecution, grief inside a city department and the hard fact that the victim was a man known to many of the people filling the courtroom benches.

The case remains pending, with Bush still facing the main felony charges and future hearings expected to shape whether he stays jailed before trial and how quickly prosecutors move toward indictment or additional filings.

Author note: Last updated April 20, 2026.