text: Starting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period. ||||| He survived Hurricane Irma, officials said, only to die by a FEMA contractor's hand. 
   
   A Florida man was killed earlier this month by a FEMA contractor he befriended while the suspect was assessing his home for storm damage. 
   
   William Reiss, 68, had shown the contractor, 18-year-old Gerjuan Jackson, his firearm collection and even sold him a pair of handguns, officials said. 
   
   Jackson was arrested this week along with two suspected accomplices for the Jan. 3 slaying of Reiss, whose gun collection was also raided. 
   
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   They met last year after Hurricane Irma damaged Reiss’ Polk County home, NBC affiliate WFLA reported. 
   
   Jackson, who lives in Mobile, Ala., bought the handguns from Reiss for $800 about two weeks after they met, the news channel reported. 
   
   In November, Jackson was arrested for carrying a pistol without a permit in his native Alabama, the Polk County sheriff’s office said. 
   
   On Jan. 3, he traveled back to Polk County with accomplices Kenley Campbell and Darril Rankin, both 22, to rob Reiss of more guns, the sheriff’s office said. 
   
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   Reiss previously sold Jackson a pair of handguns, police said. (Facebook) 
   
   Jackson allegedly went inside Reiss’ home that afternoon while his buddies stayed outside in Campbell’s Chevrolet Sonic. 
   
   That’s when authorities say he shot Reiss four times and also wounded the victim’s roommate, Kenneth Maier, who died of his wounds Friday. 
   
   They then took up to 25 guns from Reiss’ collection and a TV out of his home, loading them into Campbell’s car and Reiss’ Dodge pick-up, the sheriff’s office said. 
   
   The trio torched Reiss’ truck when they got back to Alabama, and sold all but three of his guns on the street as well as the TV. 
   
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   Cops recovered the remaining three firearms when they arrested the suspects, also finding Jackson’s FEMA ID card. 
   
   Jackson admitted to investigators that he shot Reiss and Maier. 
   
   All three were hit with a first-degree murder charge along with a handful of robbery, burglary and grand theft counts. 
   
   Campbell and Rankin are accused of helping boost up to 25 firearms from Reiss' home. (Polk County Sheriff) 
   
   FEMA, in a statement to WFLA, said it’s looking into the incident — noting Jackson worked for a private contractor tapped by the agency. 
   
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   “Questions about individuals employed within those contracted companies, or those companies’ hiring practices, must be pursued through their individual contractors,” the agency said. “FEMA works closely with law enforcement on a regular basis, and will provide appropriate coordination with law enforcement on this incident.” 
   
   He’d been tasked with assessing homes after Irma ripped through Florida last September. 
   
   Jackson’s arrest left other Polk County residents startled that he was inside their home. 
   
   “Oh my God,” an unidentified neighbor of Reiss’ told WFLA she yelled to her husband after the arrest. “Oh my God. This guy was in our house!” 
   
   Jackson came to the woman’s home in late September, where he acted nervous as he asked about guns in the home and the local crime rate. 
   
   “It was a rage that he passed a background check to work through FEMA,” she told the channel. 
   
   Sign up for BREAKING NEWS Emails privacy policy Thanks for subscribing! ||||| POLK CITY, Fla. (WFLA) – A man who flagged down help from good Samaritans after his friend was murdered by a FEMA contractor and two others in Polk City succumbed to his injuries on Friday. 
   
   Kenneth Maier, 57, was standing in the driveway of his home and managed to flag down three people driving by on Jan. 3. 
   
   Maier had been shot several times. He told the good samaritans his friend had also been shot inside of their home on Berkley Road in Polk City. 
   
   The good Samaritans entered the home and found 68-year-old William Reiss deceased. 
   
   Three men were arrested and charged in connection with the murder of Reiss: Gerjuan Jackson, Kenley Campbell and Darril Rankin Jr. 
   
   Jackson initially knew Reiss as a FEMA contractor. 
   
   He met Reiss last year while conducting a damage assessment weeks after Hurricane Irma hit Polk County. 
   
   Maier was taken to a local hospital, where he died on Friday. 
   
   There men were arrested in charged in connection with the murder of Reiss, Gerjuan Jackson, Kenley Campbell and Darril Rankin Jr. 
   
   Jackson initially knew Reiss as a FEMA contractor. 
   
   He met Reiss last year while conducting a damage assessment weeks after Hurricane Irma hit Polk County. 
   
   Additional murder charges against Jackson, Campbell and Rankin Jr. in the death of Maier are pending. 
   
   “We are heartbroken to hear that Kenneth passed away today. We are sending our thoughts and prayers to Kenneth’s family and friends. This act of vicious murder should have never happened,” said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
target: – He was a victim of Hurricane Irma, and then allegedly a victim of something much worse. Police say William Reiss, 68, was murdered on Jan. 3 by the FEMA contractor who compiled the damage estimate of his Polk County, Fla., home in September. The New York Daily News describes Reiss as having "befriended" Gerjuan Jackson. The two reportedly discussed Reiss' gun collection, and the 18-year-old Alabama man purchased two handguns from Reiss weeks after they met for $800. The Miami Herald reports Jackson lost possession of those guns during a subsequent marijuana bust and allegedly decided to replace them via Reiss' stash. Police say he drove to the home with two accomplices who waited in the car. Jackson allegedly shot Reiss and his roommate Kenneth Maier, who initially managed to flag down help from his driveway but died of his injuries Friday, reports WFLA. Police say Jackson took roughly two dozen guns, a TV, and Reiss' truck, which was found burned in Alabama. He has reportedly confessed to the killings, and he and Kenley Campbell and Darril Rankin have all been charged with first-degree murder and other offenses. As for the FEMA connection, the agency says two private-sector companies provide the subcontractors who handle damage assessments, noting, "Questions about individuals employed within those contracted companies, or those companies' hiring practices, must be pursued through their individual contractors."