A resident in the area opened fire on Battalion Chief Bart Cauthen and the driver as they walked up his driveway for help.

A fire chief died in Alabama ... scene," the Chambers County Sheriff's Office said. "The deceased victim is identified as James Bartholomew Cauthen, 54 years of age from Moreland, Georgia ...

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

According to an online obituary, a visitation will be held for Coweta County Fire Battalion Chief James Bartholomew "Bart" ...

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

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.

A Georgia county fire chief was fatally shot ... a 54-year-old battalion fire chief with Coweta County Fire, the Chambers County Alabama Sheriff's Office confirmed in a news release.

GEORGIA, USA — Funeral services have been announced for a Georgia battalion chief who was killed in Alabama while trying ... Jan. 19. The Chambers County Sheriff's Office described the incident ...

A Georgia fire chief was shot to death in ... Police said he was helping the couple Sunday in Chambers County, Alabama. Chambers County Sheriff's Deputy Mike Parrish told WRBL Cauthen walked ...