Damien Leon Lovett, 45, was killed in a mass shooting on June 18, 2023, on the 1200 block of 6th Street in Greenville, North Carolina. The Greenville Police Department confirmed Lovett as the lone fatality; five other people were injured in the same incident.

Born February 21, 1978, in Cheverly, Maryland, Lovett spent part of his childhood in Washington, D.C., attending Amidon Elementary School and Jefferson High School before his family moved to Vanceboro, North Carolina, in 1992. He later lived in Greenville with his wife, Betty Wright, and their children, and worked as an electrician for Wilson Rhodes Heating & Air Conditioning. A memorial service was held at Mt. Calvary Church.

If anyone was in the area of 6th Street on June 18, 2023, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.