GBI investigates officer involvement in Toccoa shooting

Moments ago, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued a press release regarding the manhunt and officer-involved shooting that occurred today in Toccoa.

Below is a verbatim copy of the press release:

At the request of the Toccoa Police Department, GBI agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Toccoa, Georgia. Montavious Cantrell Winkfield, 37, of Toccoa, is wanted in connection with the incident. No officers were injured in the incident.

Initial information indicates that on Monday, July 1, 2024 at approximately 2:10 p.m., Toccoa Police Department officers stopped a vehicle near Diagonal Street in Toccoa, Georgia. Winkfield exited the vehicle and began shooting at officers. One of the officers fired a gun at him and he fled. Winkfield is still at large.

The Toccoa Police Department has issued arrest warrants for Winkled for two counts of Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer. Law enforcement is working to locate and arrest him.

Anyone with information about this incident or Winkfield’s whereabouts should call the Toccoa Police Department tip line at 706-282-3236. Tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS(8477), online at or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

This investigation is active and ongoing. Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be forwarded to the Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review and prosecution.

More details about the search for Winkleid throughout the day, including the forceful search of the Regency room where he was believed to be staying, are available on our Facebook page. WNEG will report on this issue in tomorrow’s news cycle, and we will continue to monitor this situation and provide updates as they become available. As of 9:15 p.m., Winkfield had not been located and is still at large. Anyone with information should contact the individuals listed above.