LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (AP) A Tennessee woman died of a gunshot wound after exchanging gunfire with deputies who were trying to serve an eviction order Wednesday, officials said. Tracy Hope.
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February 4, 2021
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (AP) Officials say a Tennessee woman has died of a gunshot wound after exchanging gunfire with deputies who were trying to serve an eviction order.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says 56-year-old Tracy Hope Walter-Hensley of Lenoir City was found dead when a SWAT team entered the home.
The agency says deputies from the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office went to the home shortly after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The TBI says Walter-Hensley fired a weapon, and deputies returned fire and retreated.
Authorities did not immediately say whether she shot herself or she had been fatally shot by deputies. No officers were injured.
TBI: Lenoir City woman dead after shots exchanged between her and deputies that tried to serve eviction order
The LCSO said two of its deputies were involved in the shooting when trying to serve eviction paperwork to the woman Wednesday morning. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 4:47 PM EST February 5, 2021
LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said a woman died after Loudon County deputies returned fire when she shot at them as they tried to serve her eviction paperwork.
The Loudon County Sheriff s Office and TBI said deputies tried to serve an eviction order to a woman, identified as 56-year-old Tracy Hope Walter-Hensley, in her home off Waller Street in Lenoir City Wednesday around 9:40 a.m.