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.

The incident occurred at approximately 5 p.m. on Sunday when Chambers County deputies in Alabama ... year-old James Bartholomew Cauthen from Moreland, Georgia -- was deceased when authorities ...

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 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 fire battalion chief from Georgia was killed in a roadside shooting that injured two other people in Chambers County on Sunday night, the sheriff’s office said. “We lost one of our brothers, leaders, mentor, and family to a senseless tragedy,” the Coweta County Fire Rescue Department posted on Facebook last night.

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

CHAMBERS COUNTY, AL — A fire chief in Alabama has been shot and killed ... as 54-year-old James Bartholomew Cauthen from Moreland, Georgia -- was deceased when authorities arrived.

A fire chief in Alabama has ... Facebook / Coweta County Fire Rescue One of the shooting victims -- identified as 54-year-old James Bartholomew Cauthen from Moreland, Georgia -- was deceased ...

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