GBI Investigating Fatal Fourth of July Shooting in Vidalia

VIDALIA, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Vidalia Police Department with a homicide investigation after a man was fatally shot early on the Fourth of July.

According to the GBI, officers with the Vidalia Police Department responded at approximately 3:13 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, to a report of shots fired in the 500 block of East Jenkins Street.

When officers arrived, they found 36-year-old Rashad Lamar Lumpkin of Atlanta lying in the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds.

Lumpkin was transported by EMS to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Vidalia Police Department requested the GBI to conduct the investigation.

Authorities said the investigation remains active and ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Eastman at 478-374-6988 or the Vidalia Police Department at 912-537-4123.