Video shows St. Marys officer-involved shooting that left Jacksonville man dead; residents call for transparency

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is in charge of the investigation

ST. MARYS, Ga. – Questions remained Tuesday following an officer-involved shooting that left a Jacksonville man dead in St. Marys on Sunday evening.

Officials have released limited details about what led officers with the St. Marys Police Department to shoot 27-year-old Gregory Paige, from Jacksonville, inside an apartment at the Cumberland Oaks apartment complex. However, a video circulating on social media is giving some insight into how the incident unfolded, and other videos obtained by News4JAX show the chaotic aftermath.

According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the agency now investigating the shooting, police officers responded to a 911 call reporting Paige was “making threats to kill her and was grabbing her aggressively.”

Officials said St. Marys police officers and Camden County Sheriff’s Office deputies tried to enter the apartment to arrest Paige, but “encountered” Paige in the doorway of the apartment. During this “encounter,” two St. Marys Police Department officers fired their weapons, hitting Paige, GBI said.

It is unclear what happened during that “encounter,” but a video posted on Facebook by a community member shows officers standing outside the apartment complex and then walking toward the apartment’s doorway.

Moments later, at least 10 gunshots can be heard in the video. It is unclear if Paige had a weapon at the time of the shooting.

“Oh my God, why did y’all do that?” a woman said moments after the shooting.

Disclaimer: The following video contains some profanity and may be disturbing to some viewers. Discretion is advised.

Another video shows a chaotic scene in the aftermath of the shooting, including residents yelling at police and first responders carrying someone into an ambulance. The ambulance is then seen driving away.

“They shot that man 10 m****f**** times,” a man can be heard saying in the video.

Paige was transported to Southeast Georgia Health System Camden Hospital, where he died.

No officers were injured.

News4JAX went to the Cumberland Oaks apartments on Tuesday and saw multiple bullet holes on the apartment’s door.

News4JAX went to the Cumberland Oaks apartments and observed multiple bullet holes on the door. (Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.)

Residents told NewsJAX on Tuesday they’re stunned by the incident — and they want answers.

“We don’t have police-involved shootings out here. I’ve been out here for a long time,” said Jay Walker, a resident at Cumberland Oaks who witnessed the incident. “This is the wake-up call.”

Once the GBI investigation is complete, the findings will be turned over to the Brunswick District Attorney’s Office for review.

In the meantime, residents like Walker say they won’t stay silent.

“Transparency,” Walker said. “We understand y’all, and we want answers—that’s for sure. A small-town guy gonna make a big impact, for sure.”

News4JAX reached out to the St. Mary’s Police Department to ask if there is body camera footage of the incident and if Paige had a weapon during the encounter, but at the time of this publication, we hadn’t heard back.

News4JAX also reached out to Timothy Bessent, a Camden County pastor and Camden County NAACP President, who posted the video on Facebook that’s been viewed over 47,000 times.

“We deserve to know the entire truth of what happened,” he wrote.

Bessent wrote that he has been in contact with the St. Marys Chief of Police and that he said it would be a transparent investigation.

“Let’s not forget that a young man lost his life and numerous families have been affected by this event, including the officers involved,” Bessent wrote.


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