burned cabin where police say ex-Los Angeles
cop Christopher Dorner was holed up after a shootout
with police.
Although it may be days before there is conclusive
proof that the body is Dorner's, reports say that
several signs suggest that the manhunt for the rogue
former police officer may be over.
Dorner is acused of killing three people in California
last week and is also blamed for the shooting death
of a deputy after Tuesday's shootout.
After a tense seven days on the run, news broke
Tuesday afternoon that Dorner, 33, was believed to
be "pinned down" about seven miles south of Big
Bear Lake. Dorner had barricaded himself inside a
cabin and was believed to be armed.
The San Bernardino Sheriff's Department says
reports of a carjacking and home invasion by a man
resembling Dorner led cops to the area around 12:30
p.m. PST this afternoon. Hundreds of rounds were
reportedly fired between the suspect and police
before he barricaded himself in the cabin.
"Until this guy is in handcuffs and until he is in
custody, our guys are not going to rest," said Los
Angeles Police Department Commander Andrew
Smith at a press conference Tuesday evening. In a
message to Dorner, Smith said, "Enough is enough.
It's time to turn yourself in, it's time to stop the
bloodshed and let this event be over."
A SWAT team had surrounded the cabin and pumped
gas into the cabin. They blasted the message
"Surrender or come out" over a loudspeaker in an
attempt to get him to surrender.
Dorner was an officer with the LAPD and had served
in the U.S. Navy. In a manifesto posted to his
Facebook page, he threatened to wage
"unconventional and asymmetrical" warfare against
the police, naming officers on his hit list. He said his
rage stemmed from discrimination that he
experienced from childhood up until being fired from
the LAPD in 2008.
Dorner has been on the run since Feb. 6 after he was
linked to the killings of a former police captain's
daughter and her fiance. Dorner tried to steal a boat
in San Diego to escape to Mexico and later opened
fire on two patrol cars, shooting three officers and
killing one, writes the Associated Press.
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