24-year-old man arrested in connection with fatal shooting of 12-year-old boy in Nashville

Published
June 22, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Nashville, North Carolina
Union Terrace, courtyard on Rep. John Lewis Way and Deaderick Street
Incident type
Shooting

Summary

Shooting Nashville North Carolina in Nashville, North Carolina: A 12-year-old boy, identified as Damarion Morehead, was found by officers with a gunshot wound to the head at Union Terrace in downtown Nashville and later died of his injuries at a hospital. Metro Nashville Police Department officers charged 24-year-old Devin Orr with criminal homicide in connection with the shooting in a courtyard on Rep. John Lewis Way and Deaderick Street Sunday night. Police say a group ganged up on Orr, striking him with punches and kicks to his head, and the fight was reportedly over a female. Two gunshots were then heard, and the 12-year-old boy was seen falling to the ground. Orr told police he placed the weapon inside a sewer on Charlotte Pike after the shooting, where officers recovered it.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Damarion Morehead Unknown Fatal
Devin Orr Unknown Unknown

Original reporting

24-year-old man arrested in connection with fatal shooting of 12-year-old boy in Nashville

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