Derrick Dorsey was 14 when he was fatally shot inside an apartment on Cadillac Street in Baton Rouge on March 7, 2025. At about 10:21 p.m. an unknown assailant fired multiple shots into the residence, striking Derrick. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

Family and classmates remembered Derrick as a bright first-year student at Helix Aviation Academy with a wonderful smile and spirit; a cousin said he was not involved in gangs or drugs and called him an innocent victim. The community held a balloon release and a candlelight vigil in the days after his death.

The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating and says they believe the attack was targeted, citing prior altercations involving someone in the home. No suspects have been identified and no arrests have been made. If anyone knew Derrick, was at the apartment that night, or has information about prior altercations involving people there, please come forward.