A hearth chief in Alabama has been shot and killed after he stopped to assist a driver who had hit a deer with their car, police mentioned.
The incident occurred at roughly 5 p.m. on Sunday when Chambers County deputies in Alabama have been dispatched to County Street 267 close to U.S. 431 within the Stroud — situated about 100 miles northeast of Montgomery — and located three people affected by gunshot wounds upon their arrival, in accordance with a press release from Chambers County Alabama Sheriff’s Workplace launched on Monday.
One of many taking pictures victims — recognized as 54-year-old James Bartholomew Cauthen from Moreland, Georgia — was deceased when authorities arrived. The opposite two have been taken by helicopter to LaGrange and Columbus trauma facilities, police mentioned.
“Early investigation signifies that Chief Cauthen was making an attempt to help people that had struck a deer whereas touring on County Street 267,” police mentioned. “One other particular person (William Randall Franklin) that resided within the space opened fireplace on Chief Cauthen and the person who struck the deer. All people have been injured in the course of the shootout. Chief Cauthen succumbed to his accidents previous to deputies arriving on the scene.”
Police didn’t instantly say why Franklin might have opened fireplace on Cauthen and the unnamed one that struck the deer with their automobile, however they did say that Cauthen was a battalion fireplace chief with Coweta County Fireplace.
“Presently, investigators are working to piece collectively the occasions that led to this horrific scene,” Chambers County Alabama Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned. “Our hearts and prayers exit to Coweta County for his loss.”
A hearth chief in Alabama has been shot and killed after he stopped to assist a driver who had hit a deer with their car, police mentioned.
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An arrest warrant for homicide was issued for Franklin and police mentioned he can be arrested upon launch from remedy at Piedmont Medical Heart.
“Coweta County Fireplace Rescue continues to be devastated by the tragic passing of Battalion Chief Bart Cauthen,” Coweta Fireplace and Rescue mentioned in a press release following Cauthen’s dying. “Cauthen has been with our division for greater than 24 years. He was an incredible, hard-working man with a delicate soul. Similar to a lot of you, now we have many questions as we navigate by this horrible tragedy. Our hearts and prayers exit to Cauthen’s household, associates and our brothers and sisters within the Fireplace Rescue household who labored carefully with him.”
Anybody with info pertaining to this case is requested to contact the Prison Investigations Division at Chambers County Alabama Sheriff’s Workplace.
The investigation into the taking pictures at the moment stays open.
