A late-summer shooting in Baltimore left Howard Dorsey critically injured on September 1, 2018, and ultimately cost him his life five years later. Dorsey, 65 at the time of the shooting in the unit block of North Catherine Street, was wounded along with a younger man whose injuries were not life-threatening. Dorsey lived with the effects of his gunshot wounds until October 1, 2023, when he died at age 70 from complications related to those injuries.

An autopsy was performed and on November 30, 2023 the death was ruled a homicide. If anyone has information about the shooting on North Catherine Street on September 1, 2018, or knows anything that could help identify those responsible, contact the Baltimore Police.