Cairo PD, GBI investigating death as homicide

Published 5:43 pm Tuesday, January 1, 2019

CAIRO — Cairo Police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are looking into a Tuesday morning death.

According to Cairo Police Chief Keith Sandefur, officers were dispatched to a 6th Street SW home around 11 a.m. on the report of an unresponsive male. When officers arrived, they found the body of Donald Vandegriff, 62, within the residence. 

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The case is being treated as a homicide because of the visible injuries sustained, according to authorities.

Anyone with any information is asked to call (229) 378-3096 or (229) 225-4090.