A resident in the area opened fire on Battalion Chief Bart Cauthen and the driver as they walked up his driveway for help.
A 54-year-old battalion chief with Coweta County Fire Rescue was fatally shot Sunday in Alabama while assisting a couple.
A Georgia fire chief was shot to death in Alabama after stopping to help a couple whose car struck a deer, officials said.
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.