CHAMBERS COUNTY, Ala.—A man fatally shot a fire battalion chief and wounded the driver of a car that hit a deer in rural Alabama, authorities said.
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.