Fire chief shot and killed

A Georgia fire chief stopped to help a driver who hit a deer. He was then shot and killed.
James Cauthen, a 54-year-old fire chief with Coweta County Fire in Georgia, was shot and killed while helping drivers who hit a deer in Alabama.
Fire Chief Is Fatally Shot After Stopping to Help Driver Who Struck Deer
James Cauthen was killed on Sunday as he and the driver he was assisting came under fire while seeking help in Stroud, Ala., the authorities said. A man was charged with murder.
Fire Chief Killed in ‘Bizarre’ Shootout After Car Hits Deer
Officials in Alabama have uncovered tragic new details in the “bizarre” shooting death of a fire chief who was trying to assist two drivers who had accidentally hit a deer.
Fire chief shot and killed after aiding driver whose car struck deer
James Bartholomew Cauthen, the battalion chief for the Coweta County Fire Rescue, was fatally shot after helping a couple whose car struck a deer on Saturday.
Fire chief fatally shot while helping couple whose car struck a deer in Alabama
A man fatally shot a fire chief and wounded the driver of a car that hit a deer in rural Alabama when they walked on his property to ask for help.
Coweta battalion fire chief killed after stopping to help stranger in Alabama
The Coweta County fire chief was shot to death over the weekend when he stopped to help a stranger who had hit a deer in Alabama, investigators say.
Georgia fire chief fatally shot in Alabama while helping driver who hit deer
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.
Popular Fire Chief Killed While Helping Couple Whose Car Struck a Deer
A 54-year-old battalion chief with Coweta County Fire Rescue was fatally shot Sunday in Alabama while assisting a couple.
Fire battalion chief shot, killed helping stranded driver
CHAMBERS COUNTY, Ala. — A fire battalion chief died after an Alabama man shot him while he was trying to help a driver who hit a deer. James Bartholomew Cauthen, 54, served as a battalion fire chief at Coweta County Fire Rescue in Georgia, according to our sister station WSB-TV.
Georgia fire chief fatally shot after helping motorists who hit deer in Alabama
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.
Fire chief with "gentle soul" killed while helping a couple stranded in rural Alabama
A man fatally shot a fire battalion chief and wounded the driver of a car that hit a deer Sunday night in rural Alabama, authorities said. The Coweta County fire department is mourning the death of James Bartholomew Cauthen,
'Gentle soul': Fire chief killed while helping couple in Alabama mourned by department
A Georgia fire chief was shot to death in Alabama after stopping to help a couple whose car struck a deer, officials said.
Georgia Fire Chief Shot And Killed After Stopping To Help Driver Who Hit Deer
Deputies in Alabama arrived to find James Cauthen, who owned a property nearby, dead and two others with gunshot wounds.