Jerrod Jermaine Dorsey was 19 when he was fatally shot shortly after 2 a.m. on January 11, 2026, during a house party on Maverick Avenue in Baton Rouge. He was taken to a nearby hospital but succumbed to his injuries. Family members say he had recently proposed to his girlfriend and that they were preparing for a wedding when his life was cut short.

The shooting was one of many violent incidents across the Baton Rouge area that weekend; local authorities recorded twelve shootings from Thursday through Sunday, resulting in six other deaths and seven injured, many of them teenagers. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office is investigating the Maverick Avenue shooting. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced.

If anyone saw or heard anything around Maverick Avenue early on January 11, or has information that could help the investigation, please contact the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office.