A small town was rocked on December 30, 2025, when 17-year-old Jamirious Ramsey, known as Big Jay, was found with a fatal gunshot wound near Howell Mill Road in Cuthbert, Georgia. The Cuthbert Police Department asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to take the lead; Jamirious’s body was sent to the GBI Macon Crime Lab for autopsy and the inquiry remains active.

Jamirious was a student at Randolph-Clay High School, had recently started a job at a local McDonald’s, and worked with his father in a lawn care business. Remembered as a gentle giant who loved his family, he enjoyed music, video games, cooking and spending time with cousins, and was especially protective of his six younger sisters.

No suspects or arrests have been announced. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cuthbert Police Department at 229-732-2323 or submit an anonymous tip through the GBI’s toll-free number, website or mobile app. Did anyone in Cuthbert know Jamirious or see anything near Howell Mill Road that day?