A woman was found shot to death at a home off State Route 56 near Tracy City, and a 17-year-old girl is now facing a criminal homicide charge in connection with her death. The Grundy County Sheriff's Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are working the case together, and officials say a possible suspect has already been detained.
According to local3news.com, deputies found the victim dead from a gunshot wound at a residence in the 3300 block of State Route 56. The outlet identified her as 59-year-old Debra Green, though newschannel9.com reported that the TBI identified her as 66-year-old Debra Gayle Green. Her body has since been sent for an autopsy, per the local3news.com report.
Deputies and TBI agents were on scene investigating what WTVC described as a suspected homicide that happened overnight off Highway 56, per the Grundy County Sheriff's Office. The station reported that authorities said a possible suspect had been detained, and that officials said there is no active or current threat to the public.
Teen Girl Charged Through Juvenile Petition
The same local3news.com report states that a 17-year-old girl has been arrested amid the investigation into the homicide. The juvenile was charged with criminal homicide through a juvenile petition, and her identity has not been revealed, the report notes.
Twelfth Judicial District Attorney General Courtney Lynch asked TBI special agents to help the Grundy County Sheriff's Office investigate the homicide, according to wkrn.com. The sheriff's office and the TBI are jointly conducting the ongoing investigation, and no additional details about the circumstances surrounding the shooting have been released.
Investigation Remains Ongoing
The TBI's investigation is ongoing, according to the local3news.com report, and no further updates on the case have been made public. Officials have not released information on the juvenile's relationship to the victim, the precise time of death, or the status of the juvenile petition moving through the court system.
