Coweta County, Georgia, fire chief Bart Cauthen came to the aid of a motorist who had hit a deer Sunday and was shot and killed while on scene.
The incident occurred in Alabama around 5:00 p.m.
ABC News reported that law enforcement was dispatched to the scene and, upon arriving, found three people who had been shot. Cauthen was dead when law enforcement arrived and the two other individuals were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Police believe there was a shootout, during which Cauthen was killed. ABC News quoted law enforcement:
Early investigation indicates that Chief Cauthen was attempting to assist individuals that had struck a deer while traveling on County Road 267, Another individual (William Randall Franklin) that resided in the area opened fire on
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