27-year-old Man Fatally Shot On S. Chavez Drive In Milwaukee's Southside Identified

Carrington was talking to his girlfriend when shot at this public payphone.

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Mark Carrington

Photo: Courtesy of WISN

Carrington was talking to his girlfriend on public payphone on S. Chavez Drive when he was fatally shot.

By H. Nelson Goodson

August 14, 2013

Milwaukee, WI - On Wednesday, WISN News dot com identified Mark Carrington, 27, who was fatally shot multiple times while using a public payphone at the 900 S. Cesar E. Chavez Drive on early Wednesday. Carrington was talking to his girlfriend around 1:30 a.m. when he was shot. His girlfriend, Bianca Prescott told WISN that she her the shots and knew he was dead.

Police were patrolling at the 1600 block of W. National Ave. when they heard multiple shots on Chavez Drive. When they went to investigate, they found Carrington's body on the sidewalk, according to police.

Carrington was scheduled to be sentenced in October for a felony drug related charge, according to WISN. 

Police are looking at outdoor surveillance camera video recordings from businesses where Carrington was shot and along the block for evidence. Police have several leads to a suspect or suspects.