Erik Dorsey, 22, was killed in a targeted shooting on Interstate 10 in Baton Rouge in the early morning of September 29, 2024. Dorsey was struck by gunfire, lost control, hit a retaining wall and then collided with a westbound truck; his SUV flipped onto its side. Emergency crews found him with gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Other occupants of both vehicles were taken to a local hospital with crash injuries; Dorsey was the only person reported shot. The Baton Rouge Police Department opened a homicide investigation, asking the public for information; no suspects or arrests have been publicly identified and the motive remains unknown. The Dorsey family, now living in Texas, lost an older son, Lorenzo, to gun violence in Baton Rouge in 2018 and are again seeking answers and justice.

If anyone has information about the shooting or the vehicle that fled the scene, please come forward to the Baton Rouge Police Department.