A veteran firefighter was shot and killed while he was responding to a fire in Stockton, California, officials said Monday.
Fire Capt. Max Fortuna was attempting to put out a dumpster fire near downtown Stockton when he was hit by gunfire, Stockton Fire Chief Rick Edwards said. The shooting remains under investigation.
“This is my worst nightmare as a fire chief,” Edwards said. “My message to my firefighters is to be strong, my heart breaks with you but we will get through this.”…