The GBI is investigating the officer-involved shooting that took down a murder suspect in Toccoa on Tuesday.
48-year-old Kenton Hall was shot once by a Toccoa Police officer near an abandoned factory on West Spring Street. The officer was one of two who responded to the scene around 3 p.m. after a civilian recognized Hall and called 911.
“Hall was armed with a knife when the officers arrived on the scene and did not comply with officers’ orders. During the encounter, one of the officers fired his weapon twice at Hall, striking him once,” says GBI spokesperson Nelly Miles.
The officers and civilian were not injured during the encounter. Hall was transported to a local hospital where he remains in serious condition, according to Miles.
The shooting happened 18 hours into a manhunt for Kenton Hall. He’s accused of kidnapping and murdering his wife after tracking her down at a home where friends were trying to protect her from him following an argument on Monday. 64-year-old Robert Maxwell and 66-year-old Nancy Johson were stabbed.
Police found Patricia Hall’s body early Tuesday in a heavily wooded area off of East Franklin Street in Toccoa. Family members say the couple had a troubled past. Kenton Hall was on probation for a felony conviction at the time of the murder.
The Toccoa Police officer who shot Hall has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, which is standard procedure.
Miles says the GBI will continue its independent investigation. Once the investigation is complete, it will be turned over to the Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review.
