Police identify persons of interest in 2023 shooting of 2 Alabama firefighters [Video]

Police reportedly have new leads in the shooting at a Birmingham fire station that claimed the life of one firefighter and hospitalized another last summer.On July 12, 2023, Firefighters Jordan Melton and Jamal Jones were doing routine morning maintenance in the Norwood area at BFRS Station 9 when a man entered the building through the bay door and shot them both, according to the Birmingham Police Department.Both men were transported to UAB Hospital where Jordan Melton would later succumb to his injuries.”Jordan was a vibrant young brother who was full of life,” said Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin in a statement following the shooting. “He …