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.
A Georgia fire chief was shot to death in Alabama after stopping to help a couple whose car struck a deer, officials said.
Coweta County Fire Battalion Chief James Bartholomew Cauthen and the driver involved in the accident were walking up a driveway near County Road 276 in Chambers County around 5 p.m.
The department also acknowledged the outpouring of support from neighboring agencies and the Coweta County community.