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Amazon says it has offered its “full support” to an employee injured in the New Orleans terror attack, after the victim told reporters she was denied time off to recover and feared she would have to find a new job.
The company and founder Jeff Bezos were hit with heavy criticism on social media Friday morning after a report by NOLA.com about Amazon employee Alexis Scott-Windham surviving after being hit by a truck driven by a crowd on Bourbon Street and also fired shots in the attack that took place in the early hours of the New Year.
A police officer patrols the French Quarter after an attack by a man driving a truck on Bourbon Street earlier in the day, early Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The media reported that Scott-Windham, a mother from Mobile, Alabama, still has a bullet lodged in her leg.
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“She will have to go back to an orthopedist in two weeks to have her foot checked,” NOLA.com reported. “But the Amazon warehouse where she works rejected her request for leave, and she worries that she will have to find a new job after she recovers.”
Amazon.com says it has offered its “full support” to its warehouse worker who survived the terrorist attack in New Orleans. (Amazon site / Fox News)
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When reached for comment by FOX Business, Amazon said the company had just learned Friday morning that Scott-Windham had mistakenly requested the wrong type of leave and the company is making it right.
“We have reached out to Ms. Scott-Windham to offer her our full support, including payment, as she recovers from this senseless act of violence,” Amazon spokeswoman Kelly Nantel said in a statement. “We wish him a full recovery and look forward to welcoming him back to work as soon as he is fit.”
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Scott-Windham was one of dozens injured in the attack that left 15 people dead, including the suspect. Shamsud-Din Jabar.
