Alabama Fire Chief Shot Dead

Fire chief shot, killed after stopping to help driver who struck a deer in Alabama
We lost one of our brothers, leaders, mentor, and family to a senseless tragedy,” Cauthen's colleagues wrote in a Facebook post.
'Senseless tragedy' | Fire battalion chief shot and killed while trying to help driver who hit deer in Alabama
A resident in the area opened fire on Battalion Chief Bart Cauthen and the driver as they walked up his driveway for help.
Fire chief shot dead while helping couple whose car struck a deer in Alabama
A Georgia fire chief was shot to death in Alabama after stopping to help a couple whose car struck a deer, officials said. James Bartholomew Cauthen was the battalion chief for the Coweta County Fire Department.
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.
After a couple struck a deer in Alabama, a fire chief who stopped to help was fatally shot
A man accused of killing a Georgia fire chief who’d stopped to help a driver who struck a deer has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting, a police official said Tuesday.
Alabama Fire Chief Shot Dead After Stopping to Help Drivers Who Hit a Deer
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.
Coweta Fire Battalion Chief Killed in Alabama Shooting While Assisting Driver
A Coweta County fire battalion chief was tragically killed Sunday evening in Chambers County, Alabama, while trying to help a driver who had struck a deer. James Bartholomew “Bart” Cauthen, […]
Georgia fire chief shot dead while helping driver who hit deer in Alabama
Authorities say murder charges have been issued for a man accused of fatally shooting a Georgia fire chief in rural Alabama.
Coweta County fire battalion chief shot, killed while trying to get help for driver who hit a deer
A Coweta Fire Rescue Department firefighter died on Sunday after a man shot him and a driver who hit a deer in Alabama.
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 fireman, killed in Alabama while helping couple, brought home for funeral
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.
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A Georgia fire chief stopped to help a driver who hit a deer. He was then shot and killed.
the Chambers County Alabama Sheriff's Office confirmed in a news release. The sheriff's office's early investigation determined that Cauthen was trying to help two people who had hit a deer while ...
Georgia battalion chief killed in Alabama trying to help driver who hit deer escorted back home
Coweta County Fire Battalion Chief James Bartholomew "Bart" Cauthen was shot and killed in Alabama trying to help a driver who'd hit a deer.
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