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

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — Coweta County Fire Rescue escorted home the body of a beloved fire battalion chief who died in an Alabama shooting. Battalion Chief Bart Cauthen worked with the department for more than 24 years. The department lined up for a procession on Thursday.

A Coweta County fire battalion chief, who was shot and killed recently in Alabama while trying to help a couple who‘d hit a deer with their vehicle, was brought back to Georgia on Thursday for his funeral next week.

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.

The incident occurred at approximately 5 p.m. on Sunday when Chambers County deputies in Alabama were dispatched to County Road 267 near U.S. 431 in the Stroud -- located about 100 miles northeast ...

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

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.

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.

With the week’s winter weather safely behind us, the Birmingham National Weather Service’s Meteorologist-in-Charge, Chris Darden, says that warmer weather lies ahead. Darden told the Valley Times-News that the higher temperatures of Friday will continue into the weekend until early next week.

CHAMBERS COUNTY, Ala. (AP) — A man fatally shot a fire battalion chief and wounded the driver of a car that hit a deer Sunday night in rural Alabama, authorities said. The Coweta County fire ...

A Georgia fire chief was shot to death in Alabama after stopping to help a couple whose car struck a deer, officials said. James Bartholomew Cauthen was the battalion chief for the Coweta County Fire Department.