12-Year-Old Boy Killed During Downtown Nashville Fight, Police Say - The American Retiree

Published
June 23, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Nashville, North Carolina
courtyard near Representative John Lewis Way and Deaderick Street
Incident type
Shooting, Assault

Summary

Shooting Nashville North Carolina in Nashville, North Carolina: A 12-year-old boy was killed during a fight in downtown Nashville on a Sunday night. Metro Nashville police said Devin Orr, 24, was identified as the suspected shooter after detectives reviewed surveillance footage and detained multiple people. The fight occurred in a courtyard near Representative John Lewis Way and Deaderick Street, and the handgun was later recovered from a sewer on Charlotte Pike after Orr told detectives he had placed it there. Orr was arrested on Monday following the Sunday night shooting.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Damarion Morehead Unknown Fatal
Devin Orr Unknown Unknown

Original reporting

12-Year-Old Boy Killed During Downtown Nashville Fight, Police Say - The American Retiree

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