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.

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In Chambers County, Alabama, a Georgia county fire chief, James Bartholomew Cauthen, was fatally shot after attempting to assist a couple who had struck a deer while traveling. WXIA's Cody Alcorn reports.

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.

A Coweta County battalion fire chief was killed Sunday while stopping to help a stranded driver in on County Road 267 in Chambers County. Alabama, according to

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

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

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.

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

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 and killed in Alabama over the weekend after he stopped to help out a driver who struck a deer in Chambers County, police say.