Birmingham firefighter Jordan Melton to be laid to rest Wednesday

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LIVE IN WHO RELEASED A CRANE WVTM 13. WELL, THIS WEEK THE COMMUNITY IS SAYING A FINAL FAREWELL TO A BELOVED FIREFIGHTER WHO WAS SHOT ON THE JOB. WVTM 13, CHIP SCARBOROUGH IS LIVE IN BIRMINGHAM WITH MORE ON HOW FIREFIGHTER JORDAN MELTON IS BEING REMEMBERED. CHIP. WELL, BRITTANY AND IAN, THERE IS A TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO FIREFIGHTER JORDAN MELTON HERE AT FIRE STATION NINE. I WANT TO TAKE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT CLOSER NOW AND YOU CAN SEE WREATHS AND FLOWERS ASSEMBLED HERE RIGHT IN FRONT OF WHERE THE SHOOTING HAPPENED. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. AND THIS AFTERNOON, FAMILY, FRIENDS AND EVEN STRANGERS HAD A CHANCE TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS DURING A PUBLIC VISITATION AT SMITH AND GADSDEN CHAPEL. ALSO THIS AFTERNOON, COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS ORGANIZED A PRAYER VIGIL RIGHT HERE AT FIRE STATION NINE, WHERE THEY PRAYED FOR JUSTICE IN THIS CASE. AND AN END TO GUN VIOLENCE. FIREFIGHTER JORDAN MELTON WAS SHOT HERE TWO WEEKS AGO AND DIED EARLY LAST WEEK. SO I’M CRYING TO YOU TODAY, TELLING YOU, PUT YOUR WEAPONS DOWN, TAKE YOUR CHILDREN TO CHURCH AND PICK UP THE WORD OF GOD. THAT’S THE BEST THING FOR YOU TO DO, THE BEST THING. AND THE FUNERAL FOR FIREFIGHTER JORDAN MELTON IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 1217 AT FAITH CHRISTIAN CHAPEL CENTER IN BIRMINGHAM. 1217, BECAUSE THAT’S THE EXACT TIME OF DAY HE WAS BORN. COMING UP FOR YOU ALL NEW ON WVTM 13 NEWS AT FIVE, YOU’RE GOING TO HEAR FROM A CLOSE FAMILY FRIEND WHO SAYS SHE WATCHED JORDAN MELTON GROW UP. STAY TUNED FOR THAT FOR NOW, LIVE

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Birmingham firefighter Jordan Melton to be laid to rest Wednesday

Birmingham firefighter Jordan Melton, who was fatally shot at a fire station in Norwood earlier this month, will be laid to rest Wednesday.Melton had been with Birmingham Fire & Rescue Services for more than a year and had recently graduated from the recruit academy.There will be a public viewing at Faith Chapel Christian Center from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., followed by the funeral at 12:17 p.m., which was the time he was born. Following the funeral service, Melton will be laid to rest at Elmwood Cemetery. Firefighter Jordan Melton died from his injuries on July 17, according to the Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service.Melton and fellow firefighter Jamal Jones were doing routine morning maintenance in the Norwood area at Station 9 on 27th Street North on July 12 when the shooting occurred. Both men were transported to UAB Hospital, where Jones remains in serious condition.No one is in custody for the shooting, according to police.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —

Birmingham firefighter Jordan Melton, who was fatally shot at a fire station in Norwood earlier this month, will be laid to rest Wednesday.

Melton had been with Birmingham Fire & Rescue Services for more than a year and had recently graduated from the recruit academy.

There will be a public viewing at Faith Chapel Christian Center from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., followed by the funeral at 12:17 p.m., which was the time he was born.

Following the funeral service, Melton will be laid to rest at Elmwood Cemetery.

Firefighter Jordan Melton died from his injuries on July 17, according to the Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service.

Melton and fellow firefighter Jamal Jones were doing routine morning maintenance in the Norwood area at Station 9 on 27th Street North on July 12 when the shooting occurred.

Both men were transported to UAB Hospital, where Jones remains in serious condition.

No one is in custody for the shooting, according to police.

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