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

James Cauthen was killed on Sunday as he and the driver he was assisting came under fire while seeking help in Stroud, Ala., ...

A fire chief in Alabama has been shot and killed after he stopped to help a driver who had hit a deer with their vehicle, ...

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 ...

James Cauthen, a 54-year-old fire chief with Coweta County Fire in Georgia, was shot and killed while helping drivers who hit ...

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.

The department also acknowledged the outpouring of support from neighboring agencies and the Coweta County community.

One of the men — later identified as 54-year-old Coweta County Battalion Fire Chief James Cauthen — was pronounced dead at ...

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

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

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

A Coweta Fire Rescue Department firefighter died on Sunday after a man shot him and a driver who hit a deer in Alabama.