The Coweta County community is mourning the loss of one of its fire chiefs to what they are calling a “senseless tragedy.”

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

Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of killing a Georgia fire official and injuring another person Sunday in Chambers County.

Coweta County Battalion Fire Chief James Bartholomew Cauthen was found dead and two others injured with gunshot wounds, the Chambers County Alabama Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

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.

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

Investigators tell WRBL the suspect, William Randall Franklin, 33, allegedly opened fire on Cauthen and the driver without warning as they approached Franklin’s home to seek help.

A 54-year-old battalion chief with Coweta County Fire Rescue was fatally shot Sunday in Alabama while assisting a couple.

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.

An Alabama man shot a Georgia fire chief to death on Sunday for approaching his home. James Bartholomew Cauthen, 54, had stopped to help a couple who had struck a deer on County Road 267 in Chambers County Sunday afternoon.

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 the

One of the shooting victims -- identified as 54-year-old James Bartholomew Cauthen from Moreland, Georgia -- was deceased when authorities arrived.