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Vidalia Police Probe Shooting

The Vidalia Police Department (VPD) is investigating a shooting that left one man hospitalized early Saturday morning.

At 2:19 a.m. on December 3, the VPD responded to the 200 block of Nita Drive in reference to a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers found Cody Lee Faircloth, 22, of Vidalia, injured from a gunshot wound to the face.

The officers immediately contacted EMS, which transported the victim to Memorial Health Meadows Hospital. Faircloth was later transferred to Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, where he continues to recover.

Anyone with information on this incident, or any other criminal activity within the city of Vidalia, is asked to contact Sergeant Shannon Martin or Captain Roger Calloway with the VPD Investigative Services Division at (912) 537-4123, or CrimeStoppers at (912) 3864480.

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