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Suspected LA Cop Killer Possibly Dead After Cabin Stronghold Is Engulfed in Flames

Feb. 12, 2013 4:41pm

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California authorities on Tuesday engaged in a furious firefight with a man they believe to be Christopher Dorner, the suspected cop killer who declared war on the LAPD last week.

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Murdered: Dorner allegedly shot and killed Keith Lawrence with his fiancee, Monica Quan, on Feb. 3 in a parking garage near their Irvine condominium. (Facebook).

Two San Bernardino deputies have been shot and wounded, according to initial reports.

From The Associated Press:

A person believed to be the fugitive ex-Los Angeles cop sought in three killings exchanged gunfire with authorities in the San Bernardino Mountains on Tuesday, a law enforcement official said on condition of anonymity.

The officer requested anonymity because the officer was not authorized to speak publicly about the ongoing investigation.

The officer told The Associated Press it’s believed Christopher Dorner committed a residential burglary of a cabin and had a couple tied up in the cabin. One was able to get away and make a call.

Authorities responded to the location and gave chase when Dorner fled in a stolen car. Gunfire was exchanged.

The area is in the Big Bear region where a search for Dorner has been under way since his pickup truck was found there Thursday.

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San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokeswoman Jodi Miller said a stolen vehicle report from a residence was received at 12:20 p.m.

“The reporting party identified the suspect as looking like Christopher Dorner but that has not been confirmed,” Miller said.

UPDATE: CBS Los Angeles confirms that two deputies have been shot. As of this writing, it is unclear how serious their wounds are.

The firefight also appears to have died down, but the area is still swarming with armed police officers.

Earlier, when shots were being fired, a reporter with CBS Los Angeles picked up the explosive scene on his microphone. Screams, shouts, and dozens of gun shots could be clearly heard in the live report.

“Get the f**k out of here!” one police officer shouted to the CBS anchor.

Although no shots are being fired at this, CBS reports that every officer on the scene is alert, heavily armed, and “none of them have lowered their rifles.”

UPDATE II: Authorities say Dorner is holed up in a cabin in the Angelus Oaks, Calif., area.

Police have also requested that all media cameras be removed from the scene as they move in on the gunman’s position. This includes all news choppers. So, yes, they’re clearing the airspace over the cabin.

Lastly, according to several reports, the two wounded deputies have been airlifted out of the area and taken to a nearby hospital.

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Dorner allegedly shot and killed Police Officer Michael Crain, a decorated U.S. Marine, on Feb. 7. He was married and had two children. (Reuters).

UPDATE III: It appears that the situation has turned into a tense standoff. We will bring you important updates as they become available.

UPDATE IV: LAPD Officer Andrew Smith, commander of media affairs, made a quick statement on the situation and took some questions from members of the press.

“LAPD sent resources to San Bernardino,” he said, adding that they are “waiting for authorization to assist,” but “only if asked.”

“We are continuing to work clues while events in San Bernardino unfold,” he said.

When asked by a reporter whether the gunman is actually Dorner, Smith answered, “Until we get this guy in custody — until in hand cuffs and in jail — we’re not going to know for sure.”

“Everyone is very hopeful that this thing ends without further bloodshed, he said, “the best thing for him would be to surrender and we can take him into custody.”

“If he is watching this, the message for him is, ‘enough is enough,’” he said. “”It’s time to turn yourself in. It’s time to stop the bloodshed. It’s time to let this bloodshed be over.”

Smith also stressed that there is nothing at this time to confirm whether Dorner has hostages with him in the cabin (contrary to earlier reports).

UPDATE V: CBS and Fox affiliates in L.A. and CNN are reporting that one of the two deputies injured in today’s firefight has died.

UPDATE VI: The cabin is now on fire and CNN is reporting that a SWAT team is using a heavy vehicle to breach the building.

LIVE: Authorities Believe They Have Cornered LAPD Murder Suspect, Gun Fight Raging Right Now

However, CBS L.A. is also reporting that, based on tracks leading away from the cabin to a nearby horse corral, there is a small possibility that the gunman may have escaped. But that’s all speculation.

Also, it bears repeating: It is still unconfirmed at this time whether the gunman inside the cabin is actually suspected cop kill Christopher Dorner.

UPDATE VII: Per a CBS affiliate on the scene in Big Bear, Calif., police officers have started to relax, some even smoking cigarettes, and it’s highly unlikely that whoever is holed up inside the burning inferno (if there is indeed someone in there) is coming out alive.

“This may, in fact, be over,” said the CBS reporter.

Final Update: It looks like we’re one step closer to bringing this story to a close.  From the L.A. Times:

A body was found inside the burned out cabin Tuesday night where Christopher Jordan Dorner was believed to have kept law enforcement authorities at bay before officers fired tear gas into the structure, a source told The Times.

The body, which was found in the charred rubble of the mountainside cabin, was not positively identified, the source said. The process of making  a determination whether the body is that of the former Los Angeles Police Department officer could take hours or even days, the source said.

As authorities moved into the cabin earlier Tuesday, they heard a single gunshot.

Final Update II: Sorry, folks. False alarm.

In a troubling turn of events, the LAPD has put out a statement saying that no body has been extracted from the house and no one has been identified. As of this writing, it’s too hot for recovery teams to move in and look for the gunman’s remains (which, now that we think about it, makes complete sense. Apologies).

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  • scrapadapolis
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:45pm

    No cameras and helocopters allowed in the area.I think the guy is being framed and the LAPD did do what he said they did.Why else you don’t want a video of the murder.

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    • PJL
      Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:59pm

      LAPD is not involved. Up here and sr. you are an ass.

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    • reportanddeport
      Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:09am

      I don’t agree that he was framed, but I do believe that he was EXECUTED. All those pot shots that police took at innocent people show that they weren’t interested in an arrest.

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:44pm

    It’s too bad the psychopaths that are fans of the psychopathic murderer can’t die with him,it’s a damn shame.

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    • reportanddeport
      Posted on February 13, 2013 at 7:16am

      There are THOUSANDS of people who supported him because he fought back against cops who harass and abuse people. Maybe you can shove them all into the flames of Waco all over again. Too bad you weren’t shot by your cop buddies like those innocent women in Torrance were.

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on February 13, 2013 at 10:37am

      Slayer,
      I can tell you for a fact that I am no fan of Dorner, his black buddies, his prog-commie messiah, or anything he stands for. The people are cheering him on because he went against the system. You know, the corrupt govt that has their boots on our necks and is laughing about it? The cretins that are ruining our great country? You remember those guys don’t you? You reap what you sow. When the cops treat the people like vermin, and protect the criminal politicians with zeal, how can you expect the populace to admire them, to be on their side? Consistency is the key here. Either you are for the corrupt, criminal police state, or you are not. I am not for it at all.

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  • Soul Leister
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:43pm

    Donrner, passed all his required “background checks” with flying colors… had not problem buying guns, ammo, magazines… all legally… no congressional laws being proposed by the liberals would have stopped him (or anyone else). Congress needs to stop trying to take our guns away and spend money identifying the mentally deranged (they are the ones killing people). Guns don’t kill people anymore than spoons make you fat or pencils cause students to fail tests…

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  • Soul Leister
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:42pm

    Donrner, passed all his required “background checks” with flying colors… had not problem buying guns, ammo, magazines… all legally… no congressional laws being proposed by the liberals would have stopped him (or anyone else). Congress needs to stop trying to take our guns away and spend money identifying the mentally deranged (they are the ones killing people). Guns don’t kill people anymore than spoons make you fat or pencils cause students to fail tests.

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  • old blacksmith
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:40pm

    G uess I was wrong, thought he’d have frozen to death.
    Heard one cop shot earlier died, probably throwing 50 cals at the cos.

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  • quiltgal
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:40pm

    I don’t feel his pain. He’s into murder. He needs to be stopped–quickly.

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  • chips1
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:39pm

    FOX news just said one of the officers has died. Prayers to his family.

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  • common cents
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:37pm

    Where are all the comments about the innocent people being shot and abused by the cops that were after this guy? Oh that’s right, cops do no wrong, but wait, isn’t this guy a cop? actually I find it entertaining when cops start cannibalizing each other, it takes the heat off of the citizens for a while.
    Think I’ll just pop some popcorn, stoke the fire, open a cold Corona and watch the show..

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  • PatMcGroyn
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:32pm

    Ted Nugent would get him and bring him back alive.

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  • ABRAXUS
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:32pm

    What ? They are not going to give him his job back with raise ?

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  • right-wing-waco
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:11pm

    Well they go the guy. Bravo to the good-guys. I was reading the posts and 1 poster is obviously not present. encinom, where are you?

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  • 700P
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:09pm

    Foxnews states assistance is suspected by associate known as J.Y.

    As already stated, J.Y. = Lover…given the content of his manifesto and A.C. fixation, it will be a dude.

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  • alinskythis
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:09pm

    I’ve wondered mildly, from the beginning, if this isn’t just another hoax with a slightly different spin on it.

    Maybe this time, it’s the police playing that victim card, a hoax theme to which they are absolutely addicted, even as they themselves are committing felony crimes.

    Elaborate, sometimes violent street theater hoaxes involving the police are rampant here in San Diego, California, and judging by YouTube, it’s just as bad in every other metropolitan city.

    It’s largely about not only terrorizing and “guilting” their victims, but also being on center stage, in the starring role of their own drama. They can’t stand not being the center of everyone’s day. It’s really insane to watch – like the Keystone Cops. Apparently, they believe everyone is as stupid as them.

    There are several spins the Globot elite wannabes use to throw the hoax victims off the scent.

    Depending on what they are trying to refute or “debunk,” they can portray themselves as The Good Guys, a random, innocent victim, or even intentionally as The Bad Guys. You have to take the strings of hoaxes all in context. It’s very much a “big picture” exercise.

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    • alinskythis
      Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:18pm

      Anyway, with the latest HIGH, OVERBLOWN drama surrounding this case, I finally hit the internet with the term “Dorner hoax,” and damned if a bunch of “theories” didn’t pop up.

      I’m NEVER the first one out there yelling “HOAX!” but when someone goes to the trouble of digging and analyzing and then handing it to you on a platter, you can’t help but pay a little attention.

      For one thing, what better time for them to throw a whole bunch of “alpha-wave” stuff at us, to keep us spinning ’til they can slither out of being convicted of their crimes?

      Secondly, all you have to do is look at the very sudden, incredibly urgent agenda surrounding gun-grabbing, which magically exploded one day after Election Day (once he had that nasty task out of the way), at the exact same time that all these so-called “random” shootings also exploded. Never in American history have there been this many “random” acts of alleged violent shootings.

      That, and the fact that the crazy Nazis immediately jumped on this bandwagon with both feet in what looks to me like police vs. citizen baiting.

      I’d have to spend more time than I have to investigate “yay” or “nay” on this thing, but it’s never a bad idea to take every single thing we are fed by the MSM and their Globot Gollums with a grain of salt, and a baleful eye.

      And look for those patterns which never fail to present.

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  • PJL
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:07pm

    What crap, the LAPD still tooting there own horn. Ohhh good the lapd is come to the mountains every body hide they might mistake you for Dorner, even if you are an old, white woman and shoot you. GEZZ. keep LAPD out of here.

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  • chips1
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:06pm

    I was afraid we would have to listen to POTUS crap. The police found Dorner at about the right time.

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  • 8ThanAMERICA
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:05pm

    end of the road for his hate.

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  • GroundZero is Nuclear Demolition x3
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:04pm

    California Kop Killer Kornered na Kabin by LA Clan

    Hez got his own surveillance drone via the media.

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  • SixthArmy
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:04pm

    They’ll get the armored truck there then walk in behind it and blow im up. Good riddance.

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  • Saff SGT
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 6:04pm

    dont use a seal team Obama will kill them all at a later date just like seal team 6

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  • deltaecho
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 5:58pm

    Oh, man! This is going to totally screw up Imam Soetoro’s lying piece of shid speech tonight.

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  • PJL
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 5:55pm

    All us Big Bear people know the San Bernardino sheriff’s will get the job done, not like the LA sheriffs and police who are shooting innocent people in the trucks. The LA mayor never mention our sheriffs in his self serving news conferences. Be safe guys the people of Big Bear valley thank you.

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  • KalanVA
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 5:54pm

    OMG … They are reporting hostages. Nightmare in the cabin… Bless them.

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  • atcmc50
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 5:41pm

    Bet you anything Obummer mentions this tonight with his “gun control” and “gonna invest in roads and bridges” rant! Can ya smell it coming?

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  • Ghandi was a Republican
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 5:41pm

    Really? Somebody said cameras go away because of intel? What kind of incompetents are running this show?

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  • DANEgerus
    Posted on February 12, 2013 at 5:41pm

    I can’t wait to read how Obama personally takes out Chris Dorner

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