--- title: Terry Greene: Georgia Mayor Shot Dead at Home description: Terry Greene, the mayor of a northern Georgia city, was fatally shot in his home, police and city officials said. canonical: https://time.com/4147532/georgia-mayor-shot-dead/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-14T16:33:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T08:58:53.844Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Georgia Mayor Shot Dead at Home og:description: The shooting may have stemmed from a domestic dispute og:url: https://time.com/4147532/georgia-mayor-shot-dead/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Georgia Mayor Shot Dead at Home twitter:description: The shooting may have stemmed from a domestic dispute twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Georgia Mayor Shot Dead at Home  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Dec 14, 2015 4:33 PM CUT  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Dec 14, 2015 4:33 PM CUT The mayor of a northern Georgia town was [fatally shot in his home](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clarkesville-georgia-mayor-terry-greene-killed-during-domestic-dispute-police-say/ "undefined") late Sunday, police and city officials said. Clarksville Mayor Terry Green died at a local hospital after police say he was found in his home with a gunshot wound to his head about 7 p.m., [CBS News reports](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clarkesville-georgia-mayor-terry-greene-killed-during-domestic-dispute-police-say/ "undefined"). The death may have stemmed from a domestic dispute, police said. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into the incident. No arrests have been made yet, according to CBS. Greene, a married father of four children, was elected mayor in 2005 and re-elected in 2009, [according to the city’s website](http://www.clarkesvillega.com "undefined"). “We are all devastated by the tragic loss of our mayor, colleague and friend Dr. Terry Greene,” the city said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and we ask that you please respect their privacy during this difficult time.” Clarksville, located about 85 miles northeast of Atlanta, is home to about 1,250 residents. \[[_CBS_](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clarkesville-georgia-mayor-terry-greene-killed-during-domestic-dispute-police-say/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4147532/georgia-mayor-shot-dead/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4147532/georgia-mayor-shot-dead/"},"headline":"Georgia Mayor Shot Dead at Home","datePublished":"2015-12-14T16:33:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T08:58:53.844Z","description":"The shooting may have stemmed from a domestic dispute","url":"https://time.com/4147532/georgia-mayor-shot-dead/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4147532/georgia-mayor-shot-dead/","name":"Georgia Mayor Shot Dead at Home"}}]}] ```