Wounded police sergeant speaks, vowing ‘I’ll be back’

The off-duty sergeant who was shot multiple times near his home in Northeast Baltimore on Thursday is awake and speaking, saying in a new video, “I’ll be back.” Appearing in a YouTube video, Sgt. Isaac Carrington, 43, speaks only briefly from his hospital bed, telling the audience that “I love you all” before saying the police code signal “10-8,” meaning he is an in-service officer. “I’ll be back,” Carrington says, before waving at the camera. It marks his first public appearance since being shot multiple times outside his home in the 5600 block of Summerfield Ave. in Frankford. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison says the department is still looking for the shooter. “He still has a long way to go, but our prayers have been answered,” Harrison said. “And now we all have to rally around getting him healed and making sure we find who did this to hold them accountable.” time, is welcome to do so!” the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3, which represents the city’s rank-and-file officers, wrote in message posted to Twitter. The union directed checks to be sent payable to the Baltimore City FOP Lodge #3, 3920 Buena Vista Ave., Baltimore, MD, 21211. The FOP asked donors to write “Sgt. Carrington” on the memo line of the check. Anyone wishing to donate by credit card may do so over the phone: 410-243-9141. Donations are not tax-deductible, the union said.