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(CHAMBERS COUNTY, AL) — 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.<\/p>\n

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 of Montgomery — and found three individuals suffering from gunshot wounds upon their arrival, according to a statement from Chambers County Alabama Sheriff’s Office released on Monday.<\/p>\n

One of the shooting victims — identified as 54-year-old James Bartholomew Cauthen from Moreland, Georgia — was deceased when authorities arrived. The other two were taken by helicopter to LaGrange and Columbus trauma centers, police said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarly investigation indicates that Chief Cauthen was attempting to assist individuals that had struck a deer while traveling on County Road 267,\u201d police said. \u201cAnother individual (William Randall Franklin) that resided in the area opened fire on Chief Cauthen and the individual that struck the deer. All individuals were injured during the shootout. Chief Cauthen succumbed to his injuries prior to deputies arriving on the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

Police did not immediately say why Franklin may have opened fire on Cauthen and the unnamed person who struck the deer with their car, but they did say that Cauthen was a battalion fire chief with Coweta County Fire.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this time, investigators are working to piece together the events that led to this horrific scene,\u201d Chambers County Alabama Sheriff’s Office said. \u201cOur hearts and prayers go out to Coweta County for his loss.\u201d<\/p>\n

An arrest warrant for murder was issued for Franklin and police said he will be arrested upon release from treatment at Piedmont Medical Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoweta County Fire Rescue continues to be devastated by the tragic passing of Battalion Chief Bart Cauthen,\u201d Coweta Fire and Rescue said in a statement following Cauthen\u2019s death. \u201cCauthen has been with our department for more than 24 years. He was an amazing, hard-working man with a gentle soul. Just like many of you, we have many questions as we navigate through this horrible tragedy. Our hearts and prayers go out to Cauthen\u2019s family, friends and our brothers and sisters in the Fire Rescue family who worked closely with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anyone with information pertaining to this case is asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Division at Chambers County Alabama Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n

The investigation into the shooting currently remains open.<\/p>\n

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