An Alabama fire chief was killed in a shootout after he stopped to help a driver who ran over a deer. The individual responsible and the driver were both injured, and the shooter now faces murder char

CHAMBERS COUNTY, Ala. -- A man fatally shot a fire battalion chief and wounded the driver of a car that hit a deer in rural Alabama, authorities said.

A Coweta County fire battalion chief, who was shot and killed recently in Alabama while trying to help a couple who‘d hit a deer with their vehicle, was brought back to Georgia on Thursday for his funeral next week.

A Georgia fire chief was shot dead after stopping to help motorists who had hit a deer in Alabama. A man who lived nearby now faces murder charges.

An Alabama fire battalion chief remembered as a brother, leader, and mentor was shot and killed in Alabama while trying to help a driver who'd hit a deer.

Authorities say murder charges have been issued for a man accused of fatally shooting a Georgia fire chief in rural Alabama.

A Georgia fire chief was shot to death in Alabama after stopping to help a couple whose car struck a deer, officials said.

Fire Chief Fatally Shot While Helping a Couple Whose Car Struck a Deer in Alabama CHAMBERS COUNTY, Ala. (AP) — A man fatally shot a fire battalion chief and wounded the driver of a car that hit ...

Coweta County Fire Rescue continues to be devastated by the tragic passing of Battalion Chief Bart Cauthen,” the fallen chief’s department said in a statement on Monday.

A fire chief was shot dead after trying to get help for a couple who had hit a deer in Alabama. According to officials in Chambers County, Chief James Bartholomew "Bart" Cauthen, 54, went to the home of 33-year-old William Randall Franklin for help. Franklin then allegedly opened fire unprovoked.

We lost one of our brothers, leaders, mentor, and family to a senseless tragedy,” Cauthen’s colleagues wrote in a Facebook post.

According to an online obituary, a visitation will be held for Coweta County Fire Battalion Chief James Bartholomew "Bart" Cauthen on Monday, Jan. 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Unity Baptist Church on Smokey Road in Newnan.