'Over a female': 24-year-old man guns down fleeing 12-year-old boy during courtyard brawl, cops say

A planned combat successful a courtyard turned deadly erstwhile a 24-year-old antheral pulled retired a weapon and fatally changeable a 12-year-old boy successful the caput arsenic the unfortunate ran away, Tennessee cops say.

Devin Orr is facing a complaint of criminal homicide successful the decease of young Damarion Morehead successful Nashville, police said. According to cops, six oregon 7 people, including Orr and Damarion, met up to brawl successful the courtyard. The combat was "over a female," cops said.

Local NBC affiliate WSMV obtained an apprehension affidavit that said the group, including Damarion, was seen punching and kicking Orr successful his head. Eventually, Orr got up and pulled retired a gun, causing Damarion and others to scatter, per police.

Orr allegedly fired 2 shots. One of the shots struck Damarion successful the head, and helium fell to the ground.

Paramedics rushed Damarion to a infirmary wherever helium aboriginal died.

Damarion's household is shattered and searching for answers.

Nancy Givans, Damarion's great-grandmother, wonders wherefore idiosyncratic truthful overmuch older was associating with younger people.

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"Twenty-four, wherefore would you beryllium astir these kids?" Givans said successful an interrogation with section Fox affiliate WZTV. "Why did helium bring a gun?"

Damarion was a mediate schoolhouse pupil who loved to play football. One of his past conversations with his great-grandmother was astir however overmuch helium appreciated her.

"I had a conversation, helium told maine helium loved maine and … helium respected maine due to the fact that I took attraction of him," she told the TV station. "I americium grateful that helium did emotion me."

Officers arrested Orr connected Monday greeting and transported him to the Davidson County Jail, wherever helium remains without bond. During an interview, Orr allegedly admitted to ditching the weapon helium utilized wrong a sewer connected Charlotte Pike. He is scheduled to look successful tribunal Wednesday.