Alabama fire chief James Bartholomew Cauthen was killed in a "bizarre" shootout Sunday night while trying to assist two drivers who accidentally hit a deer. Skip to main content.

Coweta County fire Battalion Chief James “Bart” Bartholomew Cauthen, 54, was fatally shot in Alabama on Sunday while helping a couple who had hit 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 ...

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 ...

James Bartholomew Cauthen, a fire chief with Georgia’s Coweta County Fire Rescue, had stopped to assist the couple sometime before 5 p.m. on County Road 267, according to officials.

According to an online obituary, a visitation will be held for Coweta County Fire Battalion Chief James Bartholomew "Bart" Cauthen on Monday, Jan. 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Unity Baptist Church ...

Coweta County Fire Battalion Chief James Bartholomew "Bart" Cauthen was laid to rest on Tuesday. ... He was shot and killed on Jan. 19 trying to help a stranded driver who'd hit a deer in Alabama.

The deceased was identified as James Bartholomew Cauthen, a 54-year-old battalion fire chief with Coweta County Fire, the Chambers County Alabama Sheriff's Office confirmed in a news release. The ...

James Bartholomew Cauthen, a fire chief with Georgia’s Coweta County Fire Rescue, had stopped to assist the couple sometime before 5 p.m. on County Road 267, according to officials.

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 ...