We lost one of our brothers, leaders, mentor, and family to a senseless tragedy,” Cauthen's colleagues wrote in a Facebook post.

A 29-year-old Lineville, Alabama man is in custody, charged with attempted murder for allegedly shaking his 4-month-old daughter so violently it caused severe head

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

A 29-year-old Chambers County man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after being accused of violently shaking his 4-month-old daughter, causing significant head trauma. According to a complaint filed by investigators with the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office,

A Georgia fire chief was shot dead after stopping to help motorists who had hit a deer in Alabama. A man who lived nearby now faces murder charges.

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 for more than 24 years, according to a Facebook post.

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

Authorities say murder charges have been issued for a man accused of fatally shooting a Georgia fire chief in rural Alabama.

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.

Police said he was helping the couple Sunday in Chambers County, Alabama. Chambers County Sheriff's Deputy Mike Parrish told WRBL Cauthen walked to a nearby home with the driver because they did ...

CHAMBERS COUNTY, Ala. — A Coweta County Fire battalion chief remembered as a brother, leader and mentor was shot and killed in Alabama on Sunday trying to help a driver who'd hit a deer.

A fire chief died in Alabama after being shot and killed ... individuals that had struck a deer while traveling on County Road 267," the Chambers County Sheriff's Office said.