Friends, neighbors mourn Goldsboro woman found dead after house fire

  • Source: WNCN-TV CBS 17 Goldsboro
  • Published: 07/13/2019 09:36 PM

VIDEO: Friends and neighbors are coping with the loss of a 69-year-old woman found dead after an early morning fire at her home in Goldsboro. Goldsboro officials said police on patrol found the home on fire on North John Street around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. Goldsboro firefighters found the body of Lovetta Benjamin inside. For Kenneth Jones, the news of Benjamin’s death is tough. “I feel bad, because that was my best friend,” Jones said. “She helped me a lot. She made sure I’d go to the doctor’s (and) she’d go with me. She ain’t never did harm to nobody.” LaShonda Artis recalls seeing first responders down John Street around 4 a.m. Saturday.



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