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.

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 the

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.

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.

Authorities say murder charges have been issued for a man accused of fatally shooting a Georgia fire chief in rural Alabama.

Coweta County Fire Rescue continues to be devastated by the tragic passing of Battalion Chief Bart Cauthen,” the fallen chief’s department said in a statement on Monday.

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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Coweta County Fire Rescue is mourning the loss of own of their own. Authorities say 54-year-old James Bartholomew Cauthen, who served as a Battalion Chief was killed in Alabama Sunday.

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