A fatal shooting in Dorchester on May 3, 2025, left 35-year-old Shakar Caterson dead. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found Caterson at the intersection of Blue Hill Avenue and Georgia Street; he was taken to Boston Medical Center and pronounced deceased. The Boston Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating the circumstances of the shooting.

No suspects or arrests have been announced. Neighbors and local leaders have voiced concern about violence in the area, and the Boston Neighborhood Trauma Team is offering confidential support to those affected. If anyone has information about what happened that night at Blue Hill Avenue and Georgia Street, please contact the Boston Police Homicide Unit.