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.

The Chambers County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama will charge William Randall Franklin with murder in Cauthen’s death. “Tonight, Coweta Fire Rescue is devastated to hear of the loss of ...

Coweta County Fire Battalion Chief James Bartholomew "Bart" Cauthen was shot and killed in Alabama trying to help a driver who'd hit a deer.

"We lost one of the best ones," she added. Coweta County Fire also commented on its chief's death in a news release on Monday, saying, "Coweta County Fire Rescue continues to be devastated by the ...

Funeral arrangements have been announced for the Coweta County Fire Rescue battalion chief who was shot and killed on Jan. 19 while helping a driver in Alabama who had struck a deer.

The Coweta County fire department is mourning the death of James Bartholomew Cauthen, 54, remembering him as “an amazing, hard-working man with a gentle soul,” who worked for the department ...

On Friday evening, multiple agencies worked together to put out a fire that broke out at Farmers Co-op near 29500 East State ...

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, ...

Officials in Alabama have uncovered tragic new details in the “bizarre” shooting death of a fire chief who was trying to assist two drivers who had accidentally hit a deer. Coweta County Fire ...