Fugitive former cop Christopher Dorner and law enforcement officers exchanged gunfire today in the mountains east of Los Angeles, officials said.
Two officers have been wounded so far in the shootout, according to multiple Southern California media reports, citing police radio traffic.
Dorner has been the target of a massive manhunt in Southern California, Nevada and Arizona after he allegedly killed three people.
The former LAPD cop’s truck was found burning in Big Bear, about two hours east of LA, on Thursday.
Today, Dorner allegedly stole a car and burglarized a Big Bear cabin, tying up a couple inside, law enforcement sources said.
AP
Suspect Christopher Dorner, a former Los Angeles officer.
Authorities responded to the burglary which led to the shootout.
Dorner’s alleged killing spree is tied to his hatred of the LAPD. The department fired him, saying he lied in accusing a superior of roughing up a mentally disturbed man under arrest.
The bloodshed began on Feb. 3 when Cal State Fullerton assistant women’s basketball coach Monica Quan and her fiance Keith Lawrence were shot to death in their car in Irvine, Calif.
Quan is the daughter a former LAPD captain-turned-lawyer who unsuccessfully represented Dorner at his departmental hearing.
Dorner was named as a suspect on Wednesday night, before he allegedly killed defenseless officer Michael Crain, who was stopped at red light in Riverside, Calif.
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