Baltimore Police ID Suspect And Victim In DPW Murder

Baltimore Police identify the suspect accused of shooting and killing a fellow Department of Public Works employee.

Investigators believe 47-year-old Ciprisrono Cole shot his 34-year-old co-worker Darrin Johnson several times, killing him Thursday morning.

Cole, of the 700 block of Lanvale Street, remains at large. He faces several charges, including first and second degree murder, first and second degree assault and various weapons offenses.

Police were called at 8:32 a.m. to a maintenance facility in the 2300 block of Fulton Avenue in West Baltimore. The victim, shot in a locker room, was pronounced dead at Shock Trauma, police spokesman TJ Smith said.

"The suspect was known to him," Smith said. "Everything occurred inside the building."

Baltimore Police brief on Fulton Ave shooting Posted by Baltimore Police Department on Thursday, March 3, 2016

There was some argument before the shots rang out.

"They were at work making a living and somehow or another, the bad guy decided to end this dispute with a gun," Smith said.

Smith said, contrary to rumors, the shooting was isolated and there was never an active shooter situation.

DPW director Rudy Chow said the building is secure, with identification required for entry, and is the base for more than 100 employees. Counselors will be made available, he said.

In a statement, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said she was "saddened and disturbed" by the killing.

"I would like to praise every worker who called upon their training to react to the situation," Rawlings-Blake said. "Their professionalism helped ensure that no one else was hurt or injured. My deepest condolences are extended to every member of the victim’s family, and to our DPW family. We are making every city resource available to those who need assistance while coming to terms with this senseless violence."