Captain Max Fortuna, 47, leaves behind a wife and two children A firefighter was shot and killed in Stockton, California, on Monday morning while battling a dumpster fire, officials announced. Captain Max Fortuna, 47, was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased. He leaves behind a wife and two grown children. The Stockton Fire Department responded to a call of a dumpster fire at 4:45 a.m. on Monday morning and shots rang out as they worked to extinguish the blaze, striking Fortuna.