Crime & Safety
Sergeant Carrington Released From Shock Trauma In Baltimore
The Baltimore police sergeant was reportedly released from the hospital and will undergo further treatment at a rehabilitation center.
BALTIMORE, MD — The Baltimore police sergeant shot outside his home in northeast Baltimore was released from the hospital Wednesday, less than two weeks after he was admitted. Sgt. Isaac Carrington will be going next to a physical rehabilitation center.
Dozens of Baltimore police and fire personnel as well as hospital staff formed a ceremonial gauntlet as he transitioned from the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center to an ambulance outside.
Carrington was wheeled from the hospital on a gurney and taken by ambulance to a rehabilitation facility for further treatment, WBAL reported.
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He was escorted by police on motorcycles as he left the hospital on Greene Street after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21.
The University of Maryland Shock Trauma Physician in Chief Thomas M. Scalea told WBAL Radio that Carrington will require weeks of rehabilitation.
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No suspects have been identified in the shooting.
Carrington is a 22-year veteran of the Baltimore Police Department.
He was shot on his front lawn in the 5600 block of Summerfield Avenue before 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8, while talking with his neighbor.
A car believed to be an Acura pulled up, at least one man wearing a face mask got out and the suspect tried to rob the off-duty officer and his neighbor at gunpoint, police said. The neighbor threw his belongings down and ran, and Carrington ran the opposite direction, at which point the gunman chased Carrington and shot him multiple times.
After he arrived at shock trauma Aug. 8, Carrington was placed on life support.
He released a video Aug. 11 letting people know he was on the road to recovery, telling his supporters: "I love y'all. I'm 10-8. I'll be back."
There is a $19,000 reward for information in the case.
Anyone with information about the shooting can call Baltimore homicide detectives at 410-396-2100. Those who want to remain anonymous can call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.
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