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 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.
WRBL noted that the driver Cauthen was assisting was armed when Franklin opened fire and was able to return fire, wounding Franklin.
Franklin will face a murder charge upon recovering from his injuries.
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