17-Year-Old Charged in Grundy County Homicide Case
A 17-year-old female has been charged with criminal homicide in Grundy County, Tennessee, in connection with the death of 66-year-old Debra Gayle Green, who was found deceased from a gunshot wound in Tracy City.

Chattanooga, TN, October 16, 2026 —
A 17-year-old female has been charged with criminal homicide in Grundy County, Tennessee, in connection with the death of 66-year-old Debra Gayle Green, who was found deceased from a gunshot wound in Tracy City.
The information available identifies Green and says she was found dead with a gunshot wound. It does not provide the date she was found, the location within Tracy City, or the circumstances surrounding her death. No further details about the charge or the events leading to it were provided.
The account does not identify the agency that filed the charge, say when it was filed, or provide details about the 17-year-old’s custody or court status. It also does not state whether the accused and Green knew one another, or provide a possible motive. Those details cannot be established from the information provided.
Because the person charged is 17, the available information identifies her by age and gender only; it does not provide her name. No attorney, family member, law enforcement agency or court is quoted in the account, and no additional statement about the case is included.
The case is described as a criminal homicide charge connected to Green’s death. The charge is an allegation; the information provided does not include further details about the legal proceedings or any findings by a court.
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