James Bartholomew “Bart” Cauthen, 54, was the Battalion Chief of Coweta County Fire Rescue in Georgia, and he was one of three gunshot victims after an incident involving the driver of a car ...

James Bartholomew "Bart" Cauthen was deeply beloved by the Coweta County Fire community and in his hometown of Moreland, Georgia.

According to the Chambers County Sheriff's Office, Coweta County Fire Battalion Chief James Bartholomew "Bart" Cauthen "was attempting to assist individuals that had struck a deer while traveling ...

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, police said.

“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.

Coweta County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief James "Bart" Cauthen was found deceased late Sunday afternoon in Chambers County, Ala., after he stopped to help a driver who had struck a deer, police say.

Coweta County Fire Battalion Chief Bart Cauthen was helping a driver who'd struck a deer when a nearby resident opened fire on them, according to local authorities.

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