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Jordan Ellis Melton

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Jul 12, 2023

Victim Details

Jordan Ellis Melton

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2023-07-12

29

Jordan

Ellis Melton

06/23/2026

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In the summer of 2023, the city of Birmingham, Alabama, was rocked by a brazen act of violence that claimed the life of one of its own first responders. Jordan Ellis Melton, a 29-year-old male firefighter, was on duty at Fire Station 9 in the Norwood neighborhood on July 12, 2023, when an unknown assailant entered the station's open bay and opened fire. Melton and a fellow firefighter, Jamal Jones, were struck by the gunfire. Both men were rushed to UAB Hospital with critical injuries. Five days ...
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