{"id":20493,"date":"2023-07-25T13:16:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T13:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=732049"},"modified":"2023-07-25T13:16:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T13:16:47","slug":"alabama-firefighter-dies-another-wounded-after-attack-at-fire-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2023\/07\/25\/alabama-firefighter-dies-another-wounded-after-attack-at-fire-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Firefighter Dies, Another Wounded After Attack at Fire House"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/southeast\/2023\/07\/25\/732049.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/southeast\/2023\/07\/25\/732049.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\"> <span class=\"tts-notice\"><span>New<\/span> You can now listen to Insurance Journal articles!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>An Alabama firefighter who was shot inside his fire station will be laid to rest today, providing a small measure of closure after what authorities have called a targeted attack that left another fireman critically wounded.<\/p>\n<p>News outlets reported that Jordan Melton, 29, just a month out of the fire training academy, was shot July 12 at the Norwood station in Birmingham. He died July 17. Another firefighter, Jamal Jones, was hospitalized, local TV news and the New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/07\/23\/us\/alabama-firefighter-dead-shot.html\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>Police are still searching for a motive and a suspect in the attack. Fire officials said the shootings were \u201cextremely unusual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A $45,000 reward has been offered for information leading to an arrest in the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Until a suspect is apprehended and a motive is determined, it may be unclear if the victims will be eligible for workers\u2019 compensation benefits. Alabama law in 2022 provided two-thirds of a worker\u2019s wages for temporary total disability, up to a weekly maximum of $983. 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